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Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2008 Sanford R KimmelUniversity of Toledo College of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Toledo, OH, USAAbstract: Invasive meningococcal disease occurs worldwide causing an estimated 50,000–135,000 deaths each year in addition to significant ...
Sanford R Kimmel
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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 +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 +3 more
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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 +9 more
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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 +10 more
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Neisseria meningitidis pneumonia with bacteremia without meningitis: An atypical presentation
IDCases, 2020 Neisseria meningitidis remains the most important cause of bacterial meningitis worldwide. The second most common and potentially severe end-organ manifestation of invasive meningococcal disease is meningococcal pneumonia.
Fatma Mohamed Mahmoud, Thana Harhara
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Pathogens, 2021 Neisseria meningitidis causes a devastating invasive disease but is also a normal colonizer of the human nasopharynx. Due to the rapid progression of disease, the best tool to protect individuals against meningococcal infections is immunization. Clinical
Elissa G. Currie, Scott D. Gray-Owen
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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 +12 more
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A severe course of serogroup W meningococcemia in a patient with infantile nephropathic cystinosis
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2020 We present a 9-month old boy with cystinosis admitted to our hospital with the complaints of vomiting, diarrhea and seizure. While he was hospitalized in a pediatric intensive care unit due to worsening of his signs related to cystinosis, within hours ...
Gurkan Bozan +7 more
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Risk of transmitting meningococcal infection by transient contact on aircraft and other transport. [PDF]
, 2009 Contact tracing of persons with meningococcal disease who have travelled on aeroplane or other multi-passenger transport is not consistent between countries.
Rachael, T. +14 more
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