Sources of information

Guidelines for the management of cases of meningococcal disease

  1. Managing meningitis in higher educational institutions (new revision due late 2004).
    Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals (CVCP) Management Guidance, ISBN 1 84036 012 7
    (Woburn House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HQ, tel. 0171 419 4111).
  2. Guidance on the control of meningococcal disease has been published by the PHLS Meningococcus Working Group: Control of meningococcal disease: guidance for consultants in communicable disease control. Communicable Disease Report CDR Rev 1995; 5: 189-95.
  3. Management of clusters of meningococcal disease.
    Communicable Disease Report CDR Rev 1997; 7: 3-4.

Understanding meningitis and septicaemia

  1. Free leaflets supplied by the National Meningitis Trust
    (tel. 01453 751738, Fern House, Bath Road, Stroud, Gloucs GL5 3TJ)
    • About Meningitis
    • After Meningitis
    • Knowing about Meningitis and Septicaemia
    • Meningitis Support Services
  2. Free leaflets supplied by the Meningitis Research Foundation
    (Tel. 01454 281811, 13, High Street, Thornbury, Bristol, BS12 2AE)

Examples:

  • Antibiotic Protection Against Meningitis
  • Meningitis Septicaemia – Am I at Risk?
  • Meningitis, the Way Forward…Living with a Bereavement