References and evidence

References for our information materials

Meningitis can affect anyone

McGill F, et al., The UK joint specialist societies guideline on the diagnosis and management of acute meningitis and meningococcal sepsis in immunocompetent adults, J Infect (2016). More here
NICE clinical guideline 102
SIGN clinical guideline 102 (2008)
Patient experience
Shears D, Nadel S, Gledhill J, Gorden F, Garralda ME (2007) Psychiatric adjustment in the year after meningococcal disease in childhood. Journal of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 46(1): 76-82
Borg J, Christie D, Coen PG, Booy R and Viner RM (2009) Outcomes of meningococcal disease in adolescents: prospective matched cohort study. Paediatrics. 123(3): e502 – e509

NICE clinical guideline 102
SIGN clinical guideline 102
Patient experience
Bedford H, de Louvois J, Halket S et al. (2001) Meningitis in infancy in England and Wales: follow up at age 5 yrs. British Medical Journal 323:533-536
Heath P, Nik Yusoff NK, Baker CJ (2003) Neonatal meningitis. Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal and Neonatal Ed. 88: F173-F178
Shears D, Nadel S, Gledhill J, Gorden F, Garralda ME (2007) Psychiatric adjustment in the year after meningococcal disease in childhood. Journal of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 46(1): 76-82

Expert opinion from counsellors
Catherine Sanders (1999) Grief The Mourning After, 2nd Ed., John Wiley & Sons Inc. pp.4-5

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Meningococcal disease

Pneumococcal meningitis

Tuberculous (TB) meningitis

Viral meningitis

Meningitis vaccines

Learning and developmental concerns after meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia

Personal experience
Expert opinion
Child Brain Injury Trust workshop “Don’t judge a book by its cover”
De Louvois J, Halket S, Harvey D (2006) Effect of meningitis in infancy on school leaving examination results. Arch. Dis. Child. Online doi: 10.1136/adc2006.105916
Viner R, Booy R, Johnson H et al (2012) Outcomes of invasive meningococcal serogroup B disease in children and adolescents (MOSAIC): a case control study. Lancet Neurology. 11(9): 774 - 783

Neonatal meningitis

Preventing group B streptococcus (GBS) infection in newborn babies: information for you. Royal College Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (February 2006)
Heath P, Nik Yusoff NK, Baker CJ (2003) Neonatal meningitis. Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal and Neonatal Ed. 88: F173-F178
de Louvois J, Halket S, Harvey D (2005) Neonatal meningitis in England and Wales: sequelae at 5 years of age. European Journal of Paediatrics. 164: 730-734
Stevens JP, Eames M, Kent A, Halket S, Holt D, Harvey D (2003) Long term outcome of neonatal meningitis. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 88: F179-F184
Bedford H, de Louvois J, Halket S et al. (2001) Meningitis in infancy in England and Wales: follow up at age 5 yrs. British Medical Journal. 323:533-536
Expert opinion

Support services

Complementary therapies

Personal experience
Introduction to Alternative and Complementary Therapies (Haworth Practical Practice in Mental Health) Strozier A, Carpenter JE
The "Which?" Guide to Complementary Therapies ("Which?" Consumer Guides) Barnett H

Disease statistics
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