Special Topic: Meningitis> 10-Year Papers
Published July 2010
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When one drills down into the 20 most-cited papers over the past decade, two research trends appear to emerge, based on the number of papers that were published and cited in these areas: whole-genome studies of various Neisseria meningitidis strains (particularly in the UK), and the efficacy of the meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccine.
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Other topics that fall under scrutiny are the clinical features and prognosis of bacterial meningitis, impairment of protein C activation in severe meningococcal sepsis, the use of PCR for the detection of pathogens in cases of meningitis and sepsis, potential vaccine candidates, and other interventional treatments.
Practice guidelines for bacterial meningitis, pathogenesis, clinical management, vaccine development, and community-acquired bacterial meningitis are also reviewed.
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***Article 1
Total Cites: 585
Article Title: Complete genome sequence of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup
B strain MC58
Authors: Tettelin, H, Saunders, NJ, Heidelberg, J, Jeffries, AC, Nelson,
KE, Eisen, JA, Ketchum, KA, Hood, DW, Peden, JF, Dodson, RJ, Nelson, WC,
Gwinn, ML, Deboy, R, Peterson, JD, Hickey, EK, Haft, DH, Salzberg, SL,
White, O, Fleischmann, RD, Dougherty, BA, Mason, T, Ciecko, A, Parksey, DS,
Blair, E, Cittone, H, Clark, EB, Cotton, MD, Utterback, TR, Khouri, H, Qin,
HY, Vamathevan, J, Gill, J, Scarlato, V, Masignani, V, Pizza, M, Grandi, G,
Sun, L, Smith, HO, Fraser, CM, Moxon, ER, Rappuoli, R, Venter, JC
Journal: SCIENCE
Volume: 287
Page: 1809-1815
Year: 2000
Addresses:
· Inst Genom Res, Rockville, MD, USA
· Univ Oxford, Inst Mol Med, Oxford, England
· Chiron SpA, Immunol Res Inst Siena, Siena, Italy
· Inst Genom Res, 9712 Med Ctr Dr, Rockville, MD, USA
***Article 2
Total Cites: 422
Article Title: Complete DNA sequence of a serogroup A strain of Neisseria
meningitidis Z2491
Authors: Parkhill, J, Achtman, M, James, KD, Bentley, SD, Churcher, C,
Klee, SR, Morelli, G, Basham, D, Brown, D, Chillingworth, T, Davies, RM,
Davis, P, Devlin, K, Feltwell, T, Hamlin, N, Holroyd, S, Jagels, K,
Leather, S, Moule, S, Mungall, K, Quail, MA, Rajandream, MA, Rutherford,
KM, Simmonds, M, Skelton, J, Whitehead, S, Spratt, BG, Barrell, BG
Journal: NATURE
Volume: 404
Page: 502-506
Year: 2000
Addresses:
· Wellcome Trust Sanger Inst, Cambridge, England
· Max Planck Society, Berlin, Germany
· Univ Oxford, Dept Zool, Wellcome Trust Ctr Epidemiol Infect Dis,
Oxford, England
· Sanger Ctr, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Cambridge, England
***Article 3
Total Cites: 410
Article Title: Identification of vaccine candidates against serogroup B
meningococcus by whole-genome sequencing
Authors: Pizza, M, Scarlato, V, Masignani, V, Giuliani, MM, Arico, B,
Comanducci, M, Jennings, GT, Baldi, L, Bartolini, E, Capecchi, B, Galeotti,
CL, Luzzi, E, Manetti, R, Marchetti, E, Mora, M, Nuti, S, Ratti, G,
Santini, L, Savino, S, Scarselli, M, Storni, E, Zuo, PJ, Broeker, M, Hundt,
E, Knapp, B, Blair, E, Mason, T, Tettelin, H, Hood, DW, Jeffries, AC,
Saunders, NJ, Granoff, DM, Venter, JC, Moxon, ER, Grandi, G, Rappuoli,
R
Journal: SCIENCE
Volume: 287
Page: 1816-1820
Year: 2000
Addresses:
· Chiron SpA, IRIS, Siena, Italy
· Chiron Behring, Marburg, Germany
· Inst Genom Res, Rockville, MD, USA
· UNIV OXFORD, Dept Paediat, Oxford, England
· Childrens Hosp, Oakland Res Inst, Oakland, CA, USA
· Chiron SpA, IRIS, Via Fiorentina 1, Siena, Italy
***Article 4
Total Cites: 347
Article Title: Medical progress: Meningococcal disease.
Authors: Rosenstein, NE, Perkins, BA, Stephens, DS, Popovic, T, Hughes,
JM
Journal: NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
Volume: 344
Page: 1378-1388
Year: 2001
Addresses:
· Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Meningitis & Special Pathogens
Branch, Div Bacterial & Mycot Dis, Natl Ctr Infect Dis, Atlanta, GA,
USA
· Emory Univ, Sch Med, Atlanta, GA, USA
***Article 5
Total Cites: 299
Article Title: Dexamethasone in adults with bacterial meningitis.
Authors: de Gans, J, van de Beek, D, European Dexamethasone Adulthood
B
Journal: NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
Volume: 347
Page: 1549-1556
Year: 2002
Addresses:
· Univ Amsterdam, Acad Med Ctr, Dept Neurol, Amsterdam,
Netherlands
· Univ Amsterdam, Acad Med Ctr, Dept Neurol H2, POB 22660,
Amsterdam, Netherlands
***Article 6
Total Cites: 280
Article Title: Dysfunction of endothelial protein C activation in severe
meningococcal sepsis.
Authors: Faust, SN, Levin, M, Harrison, OB, Goldin, RD, Lockhart, MS,
Kondaveeti, S, Laszik, Z, Esmon, CT, Heyderman, RS
Journal: NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
Volume: 345
Page: 408-416
Year: 2001
Addresses:
· St Marys Hosp, Imperial Coll Sch med, Dept Paediat, London,
England
· St Marys Hosp, Imperial Coll Sch med, Dept Pathol, London,
England
· Oklahoma Med Res Fdn, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
· Univ Oklahoma, Hlth Sci Ctr, Dept Pathol, Oklahoma City, OK,
USA
· Univ Oklahoma, Hlth Sci Ctr, Dept Biochem & Mol Biol, Oklahoma
City, OK, USA
· Howard Hughes Med Inst, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
· Univ Bristol, Dept Pathol, Bristol, England
· Univ Bristol, Dept Microbiol, Bristol, England
· St Marys Hosp, Imperial Coll Sch med, Dept Paediat, Norfolk Pl,
London, England
***Article 7
Total Cites: 236
Article Title: Update on meningococcal disease with emphasis on
pathogenesis and clinical management
Authors: van Deuren, M, Brandtzaeg, P, van der Meer, JWM
Journal: CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS
Volume: 13
Page: 144-+
Year: 2000
Addresses:
· UNIV NIJMEGEN, Dept Internal Med, Nijmegen, Netherlands
· ULLEVAL HOSP, Dept Pediat, Oslo, Norway
· Univ Nijmegen Hosp, Dept Internal Med, POB 9101, Nijmegen,
Netherlands
***Article 8
Total Cites: 231
Article Title: Practice guidelines for the management of bacterial
meningitis
Authors: Tunkel, AR, Hartman, BJ, Kaplan, SL, Kaufman, BA, Roos, KL,
Scheld, WM, Whitley, RJ
Journal: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume: 39
Page: 1267-1284
Year: 2004
Addresses:
· Drexel Univ, Coll Med, Philadelphia, PA, USA
· Cornell Univ, Weil Med Ctr, New York, NY, USA
· Baylor Coll Med, Houston, TX, USA
· Med Coll Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
· Indiana Univ, Sch Med, Indianapolis, IN, USA
· Univ Virginia, Sch Med, Charlottesville, VA, USA
· Univ Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA
· Drexel Univ, Coll Med, 2900 Queen Lane, Philadelphia, PA, USA
***Article 9
Total Cites: 201
Article Title: Clinical features and prognostic factors in adults with
bacterial meningitis
Authors: van de Beek, D, de Gans, J, Spanjaard, L, Weisfelt, M, Reitsma,
JB, Vermeulen, M
Journal: NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
Volume: 351
Page: 1849-1859
Year: 2004
Addresses:
· Univ Amsterdam, Acad Med Ctr, Dept Neurol, Amsterdam,
Netherlands
· Univ Amsterdam, Acad Med Ctr, Dept Med Microbiol, Amsterdam,
Netherlands
· Univ Amsterdam, Acad Med Ctr, Dept Clin Epidemiol & Biostat,
Amsterdam, Netherlands
· Netherlands Reference Lab Bacterial Meningitis, Amsterdam,
Netherlands
· Univ Amsterdam, Acad Med Ctr, Dept Neurol H2, POB 22660,
Amsterdam, Netherlands
***Article 10
Total Cites: 188
Article Title: Cellular origin and procoagulant properties of
microparticles in meningococcal sepsis
Authors: Nieuwland, R, Berckmans, RJ, Mcgregor, S, Boing, AN, Romijn,
FPHTM, Westendorp, RGJ, Hack, CE, Sturk, A
Journal: BLOOD
Volume: 95
Page: 930-935
Year: 2000
Addresses:
· Leiden Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Clin Chem, Leiden, Netherlands
· Leiden Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Gen Internal Med, Leiden,
Netherlands
· Leiden Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Clin Epidemiol, Leiden,
Netherlands
· Univ Edinburgh, Dept Physiol, Edinburgh, Scotland
· Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Univ Hosp, Amsterdam, Netherlands
· Sanquin Blood Supply Fdn, CLB, Amsterdam, Netherlands
· Leiden Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Clin Chem, POB 9600, Leiden,
Netherlands
***Article 11
Total Cites: 183
Article Title: Effectiveness of meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccine
4 years after introduction
Authors: Trotter, CL, Andrews, NJ, Kaczmarski, EB, Miller, E, Ramsay,
ME
Journal: LANCET
Volume: 364
Page: 365-367
Year: 2004
Addresses:
· Hlth Protect Agcy, Ctr Communicable Dis Surveillance, London,
England
· Hlth Protect Agcy, Immunisat Dept, London, England
· Hlth Protect Agcy, Stat Econ & Modelling Dept, London,
England
· Manchester Royal Infirm, Hlth Protect Agcy, Meningococcal
Reference Unit, Manchester, England
· Hlth Protect Agcy, Ctr Communicable Dis Surveillance, 61 Colindale
Ave, London, England
***Article 12
Total Cites: 171
Article Title: Efficacy of meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccine in
teenagers and toddlers in England
Authors: Ramsay, ME, Andrews, N, Kaczmarski, EB, Miller, E
Journal: LANCET
Volume: 357
Page: 195-196
Year: 2001
Addresses:
· Publ Hlth Lab Serv, Ctr Communicable Dis Surveillance, Immunisat
Div, London, England
· Withington Hosp, Publ Hlth Lab, Meningococcal Reference Unit,
PHLS, Manchester, England
· Publ Hlth Lab Serv, Ctr Communicable Dis Surveillance, Immunisat
Div, 61 Colindale Ave, London, England
***Article 13
Total Cites: 170
Article Title: Simultaneous detection of Neisseria meningitidis,
Haemophilus influenzae, and Streptococcus pneumoniae in suspected cases of
meningitis and septicemia using real-time PCR
Authors: Corless, CE, Guiver, M, Borrow, R, Edwards-jones, V, Fox, AJ,
Kaczmarski, EB
Journal: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Volume: 39
Page: 1553-1558
Year: 2001
Addresses:
· Withington Hosp, Publ Hlth Lab, Meningococcal Reference Unit,
Manchester, England
· Manchester Metropolitan Univ, Dept Biol Sci, Manchester, England
***Article 14
Total Cites: 166
Article Title: Crystal structure of the retaining galactosyltransferase
LgtC from Neisseria meningitidis in complex with donor and acceptor sugar
analogs
Authors: Persson, K, Ly, HD, Dieckelmann, M, Wakarchuk, WW, Withers, SG,
Strynadka, NCJ
Journal: NATURE STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY
Volume: 8
Page: 166-175
Year: 2001
Addresses:
· Univ British Columbia, Dept Biochem & Mol Biol, Vancouver,
Canada
· Univ British Columbia, Dept Chem, Vancouver, Canada
· Natl Res Council Canada, Inst Biol Sci, Ottawa, Canada
· Univ British Columbia, Dept Biochem & Mol Biol, 2146 Hlth Sci
Mall, Vancouver, Canada
***Article 15
Total Cites: 155
Article Title: Carriage of serogroup C meningococci 1 year after
meningococcal C conjugate polysaccharide vaccination
Authors: Maiden, MCJ, Stuart, JM, Uk Meningococcal Carriage Grp
Journal: LANCET
Volume: 359
Page: 1829-1830
Year: 2002
Addresses:
· Univ Oxford, Dept Zool, Oxford, England
· Gloucester Royal Hosp, Publ Hlth Lab, Communicable Dis
Surveillance Ctr SW, Gloucester, England
· Univ Oxford, Dept Zool, Peter Medawar Bldg Pathogen Res,S Parks
Rd, Oxford, England
***Article 16
Total Cites: 151
Article Title: Recombinant bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein
(rBPI(21)) as adjunctive treatment for children with severe meningococcal
sepsis: a randomised trial
Authors: Levin, M, Quint, PA, Goldstein, B, Barton, P, Bradley, JS, Shemie,
SD, Yeh, T, Kim, SS, Cafaro, DP, Scannon, PJ, Giroir, BP, rbpi21
Meningococcal Sepsis Study
Journal: LANCET
Volume: 356
Page: 961-967
Year: 2000
Addresses:
· Childrens Med Ctr, Dallas, TX, USA
· UNIV LONDON IMPERIAL COLL SCI TECHNOL & MED, London,
England
· Legacy Emanuel Hosp, Portland, OR, USA
· Oregon Hlth Sci Univ, Portland, OR, USA
· Childrens Hosp St Francis, Tulsa, OK, USA
· Childrens Hosp, San Diego, CA, USA
· Hosp Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
· Childrens Hosp, Oakland, CA, USA
· XOMA US LLC, Berkeley, CA, USA
***Article 17
Total Cites: 144
Article Title: Development of vaccines against meningococcal disease
Authors: Jodar, L, Feavers, IM, Salisbury, D, Granoff, DM
Journal: LANCET
Volume: 359
Page: 1499-1508
Year: 2002
Addresses:
· WHO, Vaccine Dev & Qual & Safety Biol, Geneva,
Switzerland
· Natl Inst Biol Stand & Controls, Potters Bar, England
· Childrens Hosp Oakland, Res Inst, Oakland, CA, USA
· Dept Hlth, London, England
***Article 18
Total Cites: 137
Article Title: Serological basis for use of meningococcal serogroup C
conjugate vaccines in the United Kingdom: Reevaluation of correlates of
protection
Authors: Borrow, R, Andrews, N, Goldblatt, D, Miller, E
Journal: INFECTION AND IMMUNITY
Volume: 69
Page: 1568-1573
Year: 2001
Addresses:
· Withington Hosp, PHLS, Meningococcal Reference Unit, Manchester,
England
· Publ Hlth Lab Serv, Ctr Communicable Dis Surveillance, Div
Immunizat, London, England
· Publ Hlth Lab Serv, Ctr Communicable Dis Surveillance, Stat Unit,
London, England
· UCL, Immunobiol Unit, London, England
· Withington Hosp, Manchester Publ Hlth Lab, Meningococcal Reference
Unit, Manchester, England
***Article 19
Total Cites: 135
Article Title: Toll-like receptor 2-deficient mice are highly susceptible
to Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis because of reduced bacterial
clearing and enhanced inflammation
Authors: Echchannaoui, H, Frei, K, Schnell, C, Leib, SL, Zimmerli, W,
Landmann, R
Journal: JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume: 186
Page: 798-806
Year: 2002
Addresses:
· UNIV BASEL, Dept Res, Div Infect Dis, Basel, Switzerland
· Pharma Novartis, Div Angiogenesis Platform, Basel,
Switzerland
· UNIV ZURICH, Dept Neurosurg, Zurich, Switzerland
· Univ Bern, Inst Infect Dis, Bern, Switzerland
· Univ Basel Hosp, Dept Res, Div Infect Dis, Hebelstr 20, Basel,
Switzerland
***Article 20
Total Cites: 134
Article Title: Current concepts: Community-acquired bacterial meningitis in
adults
Authors: van de Beek, D, de Gans, J, Tunkel, AR, Wijdicks, EFM
Journal: NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
Volume: 354
Page: 44-53
Year: 2006
Addresses:
· Univ Amsterdam, Acad Med Ctr, Dept Neurol, Ctr Infect & Immun
Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
· Monmouth Med Ctr, Dept Med, Long Branch, NJ, USA
· MAYO CLIN & MAYO FDN, Coll Med, Div Crit Care Neurol, Dept
Neurol, Rochester, MN, USA
· Univ Amsterdam, Acad Med Ctr, Dept Neurol H2, POB 22660,
Amsterdam, Netherlands
About the 10-year Paper List:
The baseline time span for this database is 2000-May 7, 2010 (second bimonthly period 2010). The resulting database contained 14,899 (10 years) and 3,817 (2 years) papers. To construct the top 20 papers lists for the past decade and the past two years, the papers were further narrowed down by the title keywords "meningit*" OR "meningoc*." This adjustment resulted in the top 20 papers being selected from a pool of 5,346 (10 years) and 1,307 (2 years) papers.
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