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Descriptor English: Meningitis, Haemophilus
Descriptor Spanish: Meningitis por Haemophilus
Descriptor meningitis por Haemophilus
Scope note: Infecciones del sistema nervioso causadas por una bacteria del género HAEMOPHILUS y caracterizadas por una intensa inflamación de las MENINGES. El principal organismo causal es el HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TIPO B. Esta patología afecta principalmente a niños menores de 6 años aunque pueden darse en adultos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Meningite por Haemophilus
Descriptor French: Méningite à hémophilus
Entry term(s): Haemophilus Meningitides
Haemophilus Meningitis
Haemophilus influenzae Meningitis Type B
Haemophilus parainfluenzae Meningitides
Haemophilus parainfluenzae Meningitis
Hemophilus Meningitides
Hemophilus Meningitis
Hemophilus influenzae Meningitis Type B
HiB Meninigitis
Meningitides, Haemophilus
Meningitides, Haemophilus parainfluenzae
Meningitides, Hemophilus
Meningitis, Haemophilus influenzae Type F
Meningitis, Haemophilus parainfluenzae
Meningitis, Hemophilus
Meningitis, Hemophilus influenzae Type F
Meningitis, Hemophilus influenzae, Type B
Meninigitis, HiB
Type B Haemophilus influenzae Meningitis
Type B Hemophilus influenzae Meningitis
Tree number(s): C01.150.252.223.500.425
C01.150.252.400.700.433.615
C01.207.180.500.425
C10.228.228.180.500.425
C10.586.625.280.393
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008583
Scope note: Infections of the nervous system caused by bacteria of the genus HAEMOPHILUS, and marked by prominent inflammation of the MENINGES. HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B is the most common causative organism. The condition primarily affects children under 6 years of age but may occur in adults.
Annotation: coordinate IM with Haemophilus species (IM) if available
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 8753
Unique ID: D008583
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/07/01
Meningitis, Haemophilus - Preferred
Concept UI M0013367
Scope note Infections of the nervous system caused by bacteria of the genus HAEMOPHILUS, and marked by prominent inflammation of the MENINGES. HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B is the most common causative organism. The condition primarily affects children under 6 years of age but may occur in adults.
Preferred term Meningitis, Haemophilus
Entry term(s) Haemophilus Meningitides
Haemophilus Meningitis
Hemophilus Meningitides
Hemophilus Meningitis
Meningitides, Haemophilus
Meningitides, Hemophilus
Meningitis, Hemophilus
Meningitis, Haemophilus influenzae Type F - Narrower
Concept UI M0335666
Preferred term Meningitis, Haemophilus influenzae Type F
Entry term(s) Meningitis, Hemophilus influenzae Type F
Meningitis, Haemophilus parainfluenzae - Narrower
Concept UI M0335667
Preferred term Meningitis, Haemophilus parainfluenzae
Entry term(s) Haemophilus parainfluenzae Meningitides
Haemophilus parainfluenzae Meningitis
Meningitides, Haemophilus parainfluenzae
Haemophilus influenzae Meningitis Type B - Narrower
Concept UI M0335664
Preferred term Haemophilus influenzae Meningitis Type B
Entry term(s) Hemophilus influenzae Meningitis Type B
HiB Meninigitis
Meningitis, Hemophilus influenzae, Type B
Meninigitis, HiB
Type B Haemophilus influenzae Meningitis
Type B Hemophilus influenzae Meningitis



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