Unveiling New Aspects of Meningococcal Carriage and Disease Prevention. [PDF]
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Gottfredsson, Magnus
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An international invasive meningococcal disease outbreak due to a novel and rapidly expanding serogroup W strain, Scotland and Sweden, July to August 2015. [PDF]
The 23rd World Scout Jamboree in 2015 took place in Japan and included over 33,000 scouts from 162 countries. Within nine days of the meeting ending, six cases of laboratory-confirmed invasive serogroup W meningococcal disease occurred among scouts and ...
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Lessons Learned from an Outbreak in Germany, 2012-2013 [PDF]
Background We undertook investigations in response to an invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) outbreak in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Berlin 2012–2013 to better understand meningococcal transmission and IMD risk in MSM.
Claus, Heike +5 more
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Emergence of serogroup C meningococcal disease associated with a high mortality rate in Hefei, China
Background Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C has emerged as a cause of epidemic disease in Hefei. The establishment of serogroup C as the predominant cause of endemic disease has not been described.
Xu Xi-Hai +5 more
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Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C sepsis and septic arthritis in an HIV-positive man [PDF]
A patient with well-controlled HIV-1 infection presented with fever and rigors, a widespread maculopapular rash, and severe generalised arthralgia. Sepsis of unknown aetiology was diagnosed, and treatment with broad-spectrum antimicrobials commenced ...
Eades, CP +4 more
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Invasive meningococcal disease [PDF]
Jan Pavelka, Lukáš Homola
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Neisseria meningitidis nasopharyngeal carriage during the Hajj: A cohort study evaluating the need for ciprofloxacin prophylaxis [PDF]
Background The annual Muslim pilgrimage has the potential of increase risk for acquisition of Neisseria meningitidis. Here, we evaluate the Hajj impact on the prevalence of N.
Abdallah Assiri +9 more
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Immunization Update, April 2008, Vol. 1, no. 7 [PDF]
Monthly newsletter for the Iowa Department of Public ...
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Invasive meningococcal disease in patients with complement deficiencies: a case series (2008-2017). [PDF]
BACKGROUND: To describe patients with inherited and acquired complement deficiency who developed invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in England over the last decade. METHODS: Public Health England conducts enhanced surveillance of IMD in England.
Bai, X +12 more
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Preventing Meningococcal Disease in US Adolescents and Young Adults Through Vaccination
In 2022, experts convened under the name Advancing Strategies to Prevent Meningococcal Disease (ARTEMIS) to gather insights on issues related to invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) and meningococcal vaccination in the US. Discussions regarding successes,
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