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Invasive Meningococcal Disease. Cuba, 1983- 2006
VacciMonitor, 2010 Invasive Meningococcal Disease (IMD) is a worldwide health problem. In Cuba, vaccination against meningococcal B-C has been carried out since 1989. The study aimed at describing the epidemiology of IMD in Cuba from 1983 to 2006 and at contributing to the
Antonio E. Pérez +2 more
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Meningoccocal meningitis complicated with subdural effusion: a report of two infant cases
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2007 Neisseria meningitidis is a major cause of invasive bacterial infection in children of all ages. Children less than 1 year of age are at greater risk of invasive disease than older children. In endemic countries, the invasive meningococcal infections are
Victor Perez-Pico,1 Eduardo Llausas-Magana,1 Angel Leon-Ramirez,1 Giordano Perez-Gaxiola,2 and Nidia Leon-Sicairos.3
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, 2018 To investigate an outbreak of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in Southern ...
Argiolas, Federico +16 more
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Serogroup B Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Older Adults Identified by Genomic Surveillance, England, 2022-2023. [PDF]
We report a cluster of serogroup B invasive meningococcal disease identified via genomic surveillance in older adults in England and describe the public health responses.
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Invasive meningococcal disease in Northland, New Zealand
, 2011 Invasive meningococcal disease is a serious illness commonly presenting as a meningitis and/or septicaemia. The case fatality rate in New Zealand over the last decade has varied from 4 to 10%, with higher rates for group C ...
Mills, Clair
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Invasive meningococcal disease presenting as Henoch-Schonlein purpura
, 2004 Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) is an acute systemic form of vasculitis that has been associated with a number of viral and bacterial infections. Described here are the cases of two children with invasive meningococcal disease who presented with clinical ...
Constantopoulos, A +6 more
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Patients receiving Eculizumab (Soliris\uae) at high risk for invasive meningococcal disease despite vaccination [PDF]
July 7, 2017, 11:00 ET (11:00 AM ET)CDCHAN-00404Summary: Eculizumab (Soliris\uae) recipients have a 1,000 to 2,000-fold greater risk of invasive meningococcal disease compared to the general U.S. population.
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Guidelines for meningococcal meningitis/septicaemia chemoprophylaxis
, 1997 Meningococcal disease is a rare, but serious bacterial infection caused by Neisseria meningitidis. Invasive infection can result in meningitis, septicaemia and sometimes death. With prompt diagnosis, appropriate treatment and supportive measures the case
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Increase in Invasive Serogroup Y Meningococcal Disease in the United States [PDF]
Distributed via the CDC Health Alert NetworkMarch 28, 2024, 1:30 PM ETCDCHAN-00505The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to alert healthcare providers to an increase in invasive ...
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Invasive meningococcal disease without meningitis: a forgotten diagnosis
, 2018 Saqib Walayat,1 Nooreen Hussain,1 Abdullah H Malik,1 Elsa Vazquez-Melendez,1 Bhagat S Aulakh,2 Teresa Lynch1 1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL, USA; 2Department of Pulmonary/Critical Care ...
Walayat S +5 more
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