PedsCases Note (Infographic) “Invasive Meningococcal Disease”

Posted on September 2, 2023 by Tom Wade MD

All that follows is from the PedsCases Note (Infographic) on Invasive Meningococcal Disease.

Invasive Meningococcal Disease

  •  by Elizabeth.DiFlumeri
  •  Aug 29, 2023

This PedsCases note provides a one-page infographic on invasive meningococcal disease and its risk factors, presentation, investigations, management, complications and prevention. It was created by Elizabeth Di Flumeri, a medical student at the University of Sherbrooke with the help of Dr. Alexandra Langlois, a pediatric immuno-allergist and professor at the University of Sherbrooke.

Click here for a PDF of the note.

Related Content:

Podcast: Invasive Meningococcal Vaccination for Canadian Children and Youth – CPS Podcast

Podcast: Meningitis

Note: Meningitis

 

References

  1. Apicella, M. Clinical manifestations of meningococcal infection. In: UpToDate, Post, TW (Ed), UpToDate, Waltham, MA, 2023.

  2. Apicella, M. Treatment and prevention of meningoccal infection.In: UpToDate, Post, TW (Ed), UpToDate, Waltham, MA, 2023.

  3. Public health agency of Canada. 2022. Meningococcal vaacine: Canadian Immunization Guide. Retrieved from Government of Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/healthy-living/canadian-immunization-guide-part-4-active-vaccines/page-13-meningococcal-vaccine.html

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