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Emergence of serogroup C meningococcal disease associated with a high mortality rate in Hefei, China

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2012
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, Ye Ying, Hu Li-Fen, Jin Yu-Hui, Jiang Qin-Qin, Li Jia-Bin   +5 more
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Multivariate analysis (logistic regression) of the risk factors for invasive meningococcal disease.

, 2016
Multivariate analysis (logistic regression) of the risk factors for invasive meningococcal disease.
Maria Theodoridou (33087), Antonios Katsioulis (830992), Vassiliki Syriopoulou (3161793), Christos Hadjichristodoulou (33082), George Mpalaouras (3161802), George Rachiotis (710798), Kalliopi Theodoridou (291428), Vasiliki Vasilopoulou (3161799), Georgia Tzanakaki (3161796)   +8 more
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Invasive meningococcal disease [PDF]

Pediatrie pro praxi, 2017
Jan Pavelka, Lukáš Homola
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Invasive meningococcal disease in children in Ireland, 2001-2011.

, 2016
In 1999, invasive meningococcal disease was hyperendemic in Ireland at 14.75/100 000 population, with 60% group B and 30% group C diseases. National sepsis guidelines and meningococcal C vaccines were introduced in 2000.
Ó Maoldomhnaigh, Cilian, Gavin, Patrick, Cafferkey, Mary, Butler, Karina M, Drew, Richard J   +4 more
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Space-Time Cluster Analysis of Invasive Meningococcal Disease

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004
Clusters are recognized when meningococcal cases of the same phenotypic strain (markers: serogroup, serotype, and subtype) occur in spatial and temporal proximity. The incidence of such clusters was compared to the incidence that would be expected by chance by using space-time nearest-neighbor analysis of 4,887 confirmed invasive meningococcal cases ...
Hoebe, C.J.P.A., de Melker, H., Spanjaard, L., Dankert, J., Nagelkerke, N.J.D.   +4 more
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Narrative review of the clinical safety of MenACYW-TT: a quadrivalent meningococcal vaccine conjugated to tetanus toxoid licensed in the US and abroad

Expert Review of Vaccines
Introduction Routine meningococcal vaccination campaigns have substantially reduced the burden of invasive meningococcal disease in pediatric individuals, leading to relative increases in burden in older age groups.
Olga Syrkina, Mary Bausch-Jurken, Arlette Delgado, Jelena Jovanovic, Corwin A. Robertson   +4 more
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Invasive Meningococcal Disease on the Workplaces: a systematic review.

Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis, 2017
Background and aims of the work: Invasive Meningococcal Disease (IMD) represents a global health threat, and occupational settings have the potential to contribute to its spreading. Therefore, here we present the available evidences on the epidemiology of IMD on the workplaces.The following key words were used to explore PubMed: Neisseria meningitidis,
Riccò, Matteo, Vezzosi, Luigi, ODONE, Anna, SIGNORELLI, Carlo   +3 more
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Meningococcal disease in adolescents and young adults: a review of the rationale for prevention through vaccination

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2019
Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) caused by Neisseria meningitidis is characterized by high mortality and morbidity. While IMD incidence peaks in both infants and adolescents/young adults, carriage rates are often highest in the latter age groups ...
Cynthia Burman, Lidia Serra, Charles Nuttens, Jessica Presa, Paul Balmer, Laura York   +5 more
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UK guidelines and testing for invasive meningococcal disease [PDF]

The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2021
Stephen A, Clark, Helen, Campbell, Jay, Lucidarme, Ray, Borrow, Shamez N, Ladhani   +4 more
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Invasive Meningococcal Disease due to group C N. meningitidis ST11 (cc11): The Tuscany cluster 2015-2016

, 2018
To describe the cluster of MenC ST11 Invasive Meningococcal Disease (IMD) occurred in Tuscany in the years 2015 ...
Tascini C., Fortunato, Simona, Ripoli A, Mencarini J., Salani, Francesca, Salani F., Mencarini J, Bartoloni, Alessandro, Tascini C, RICCI, ANDREA, Fortunato S, Bartoloni A., Salani F, Mencarini, Jessica, Menichetti F., Fusco F. M., Ripoli, Andrea, Fusco, Francesco Maria, Fortunato S., Menichetti, Francesco, Di Pietro M, Di Pietro, Massimo, Tascini, Carlo, Di Pietro M., Ripoli A., Bartoloni A, Fusco FM, Ricci A., Menichetti F, Ricci A, Tascini, C   +30 more
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