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Risk of Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Preterm Infants. [PDF]

Open Forum Infect Dis
Abstract Background Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is most common in the first year of life. We hypothesized that preterm infants may have a higher risk of IMD and more severe disease than term infants.
Calvert A, Campbell H, Heath PT, Jones CE, Le Doare K, Mensah A, Ladhani S.   +6 more
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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 , Félix Dickinson, Rafael Llanes   +2 more
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Population-based study of influenza and invasive meningococcal disease among Greek children during the COVID-19 pandemic

BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2022
Background Aiming to the containment of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, governments worldwide have implemented a series of non-pharmaceutical interventions.
Theoklis Zaoutis, Vassiliki Papaevangelou, Danai Ktena, Eleni Kourkouni, Flora Kontopidou, Kassiani Gkolfinopoulou, Kalliopi Papadima, Theano Georgakopoulou, Ioanna Magaziotou, Anastasia Andreopoulou, Georgina Tzanakaki   +10 more
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Fatal Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome due to Neisseria meningitidis group B in a paediatric patient during the phone consultation era

Pediatria Polska, 2023
Owing to uncharacteristic initial symptoms and rapid progression, invasive meningococcal disease is still a challenge to diagnose and treat, even in high-income countries.
Marta Serafin, Ewa Czerwińska, Marian Koźbiał, Mariusz Leszczyński, Leszek Szenborn   +4 more
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Risk of sequelae after invasive meningococcal disease [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Abstract Background Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is a rare but severe bacterial infection, of which a high proportion of survivors are affected by sequelae. In Denmark, IMD is a notifiable disease and data collection on sequelae information has been automated, enabling studies of sequelae due to IMD diagnosed ...
Sidsel Skou Voss, Jens Nielsen, Palle Valentiner-Branth   +2 more
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Invasive Meningococcal X Disease during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Brazil

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022
Invasive meningococcal disease persists as a fulminant disorder worldwide. Although cases caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup X (MenX) occur infrequently, outbreaks have been reported in countries in Africa in recent decades. We report 2 cases of
Lucila O. Fukasawa, Bernadete L. Liphaus, Maria Gisele Gonçalves, Fabio T. Higa, Carlos H. Camargo, Telma R.M.P. Carvalhanas, Ana Paula S. Lemos   +6 more
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Epidemiological Characteristics of Meningococcal Infection in Moscow

Эпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, 2020
Aims. The purpose of this study was to identify current epidemiological features of meningococcal infection in Moscow.Materials and methods. Cases of invasive meningococcal disease in Moscow from 2014 to 2018 and the biomaterial from patients with an ...
M. I. Gritsay, M. A. Koroleva, N. N. Fomkina, I. S. Koroleva   +3 more
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Nonspecific symptoms dominate at first contact to emergency healthcare services among cases with invasive meningococcal disease

BMC Family Practice, 2021
Background An early appropriate response is the cornerstone of treatment for invasive meningococcal disease. Little evidence exists on how cases with invasive meningococcal disease present at first contact to emergency medical services.
Nichlas Hovmand, Helle Collatz Christensen, Lene Fogt Lundbo, Håkon Sandholdt, Gitte Kronborg, Perle Darsø, Jacob Anhøj, Stig Nikolaj Fasmer Blomberg, Asmus Thun Bisgaard, Thomas Benfield   +9 more
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Recommendations of the Polish Paediatric Society, the Polish Society of Vaccinology, and the Polish Society of Family Medicine on meningococcal vaccinations in children and adults in Poland

Pediatria Polska, 2022
Invasive meningococcal disease is a dangerous bacterial infection that often leads to death or permanent disability. Immunization is the best strategy to protect individuals against invasive infections caused by Neisseria meningitidis.
Ernest Kuchar, Hanna Czajka, Ewelina Gowin, Aneta Nitsch-Osuch, Anna Skoczyńska, Leszek Szenborn, August Wrotek, Jacek Wysocki, Agnieszka Mastalerz-Migas, Jarosław Peregud-Pogorzelski, Teresa Jackowska   +10 more
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Global epidemiology of invasive meningococcal disease [PDF]

Population Health Metrics, 2013
AbstractNeisseria meningitidisis one of the leading causes of bacterial meningitis globally and can also cause sepsis, pneumonia, and other manifestations. In countries with high endemic rates, the disease burden places an immense strain on the public health system.
Rabab Jafri, Asad Ali, Nancy E. Messonnier, Carol Tévi‐Bénissan, David N. Dürrheim, Juhani Eskola, Florence Fermon, Keith P. Klugman, Mary Ramsay, Samba O. Sow, Zhujun Shao, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Jon S. Abramson   +12 more
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