Meningitis
References
Citations
Tunkel AR, Scheld WM (2005). Acute meningitis. In GL Mandell et al., eds., Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 6th ed., pp. 1083–1126. Philadelphia: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2007). Revised recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to vaccinate all persons aged 11-18 years with meningococcal conjugate vaccine. MMWR, 56(31): 794–795. Also available online: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5631.pdf.
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American Academy of Pediatrics (2006). Meningococcal infections. In LK Pickering, ed., Red Book: 2006 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 27th ed, pp. 452–460. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.
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