References and evidence
References for our information materials
Signs and symptoms cards
- NICE clinical guideline 102 (2010)
- SIGN clinical guideline 102 (2008)
- Expert opinion
- Protect yourself against Men ACWY before attending University. More here
- Men W in students
Leaflets
Meningitis can affect anyone
- NICE clinical guideline 102
- SIGN clinical guideline 102
- HPA Meningococcus Forum (2002, updated March 2012) Guidance for public health management of meningococcal disease in the UK
After meningitis
- 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
Supporting you
- 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
Bereavement following meningitis (formerly Meningitis bereavement information)
- Expert opinion from counsellors
- Catherine Sanders (1999) Grief The Mourning After, 2nd Ed., John Wiley & Sons Inc. pp.4-5
My Journal and Your Guide
All references are included in these information products
Fact sheets
Meningococcal disease
- NICE Clinical Guideline 102
- Information about NICE Clinical Guideline 102
- SIGN Clinical Guideline 102
- Disease statistics – see below
- Meningococcal fact sheet
Pneumococcal meningitis
- NICE Clinical Guideline 102
- Information about NICE Clinical Guideline 102
- SIGN Clinical Guideline 102
- Disease statistics – see below
Tuberculous (TB) meningitis
- Thwaites G, Chau TTH, Mai NTH, Drobniewski F, McAdam K, Farrar J (2000) Tuberculosis meningitis. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 68: 289 - 299.
- Department of Health. Immunisation against infectious disease. Chapter 32. 2006 with updates
- Disease statistics – see below
- www.tbalert.org
Viral meningitis
- Logan S and MacMahon E (2008) Viral meningitis. BMJ. 336: 36 – 40
- Expert opinion
- Meningitis Now (Meningitis Trust) survey 2012 – summary attached to fact sheet
Meningitis vaccines
- Department of Health. Immunisation against infectious disease. Chapters 11, 16, 21, 22, 23, 25 and 32. 2006 with updates
- Disease statistics – see below
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
- Personal experience
- Expert opinion
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
The following sources were used for all information materials containing disease statistics:
