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Meningococcal and pneumococcal meningitis in Northern Ghana [PDF]

, 2008
Despite improvements in technology, treatments and understanding of how bacterial meningitis develops, the disease remains a potentially life-threatening emergency capable of causing significant morbidity and mortality. N. meningitidis, S.
Forgor, Abdulai Adams
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Evidence for Multi-Organ Infection During Experimental Meningococcal Sepsis due to ST-11 Isolates in Human Transferrin-Transgenic Mice

Microorganisms, 2020
The description of invasive meningococcal disease that is provoked by Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) is frequently restricted to meningitis. However, a wide panel of clinical presentations can be encountered including severe forms with intense inflammatory ...
Michael Levy, Myriam Aouiti Trabelsi, Muhamed-Kheir Taha   +2 more
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What is the evidence for giving chemoprophylaxis to children or students attending the same preschool, school or college as a case of meningococcal disease? [PDF]

, 2011
We performed a systematic literature review to assess the effectiveness of chemoprophylaxis for contacts of sporadic cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in educational settings.
Heuberger, S., Stuart, J.M., G. HANQUET, Nielsen, Stine, Stefanoff, P., P. STEFANOFF, Hanquet, G, Hanquet, Germaine, S. HEUBERGER, Nielsen, S, J. M. STUART, W. HELLENBRAND, Stefanoff, P, Stuart, JM, Hellenbrand, Wiebke, Heuberger, S, S. NIELSEN, Hellenbrand, W, Hanquet, G.   +18 more
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Primary meningococcal arthritis in a COVID-19 18-year-old man: a case report and review of the literature

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) infection is associated with various complications. PMA (primary meningococcal arthritis) is a rare meningococcus-associated disease causing arthritis of the knee usually, without ...
Norman Ducatez, Marine Chancel, Youcef Douadi, Charles Dayen, Rémi Suguenot, Emmanuelle Lecuyer, Benoit Brihaye, Houcine Bentayeb   +7 more
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Continuing effectiveness of serogroup A meningococcal conjugate vaccine, Chad, 2013. [PDF]

, 2015
In 2011, vaccination with a serogroup A meningococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccine was implemented in 3 of 23 regions in Chad. Cases of meningitis declined dramatically in vaccinated areas, but an epidemic continued in the rest of Chad.
Greenwood, Brian M, Ngadoua, C, Kadidja Gamougam, Dominique A. Caugant, Trotter, Caroline L, Toralta, J, Greenwood, B M, Ngadoua, Cyriaque, Fermon, Florence, Manigart, Olivier, Daugla, D M, Olivier Manigart, Daugla, Doumagoum M, Florence Fermon, Page, A-L, Caugant, D A, Djingarey, M H, Doumagoum M. Daugla, Fermon, F, James M. Stuart, Page, Anne-Laure, Trotter, C L, Caugant, Dominique A, Djingarey, Mamoudou H, Anne-Laure Page, Mamoudou Djingarey, Gamougam, Kadidja, Cyriaque Ngadoua, Toralta, Jacques, Stuart, J M, Stuart, James M, Gamougam, K, Manigart, O, Caroline L. Trotter, Jacques Toralta, Brian M. Greenwood   +35 more
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Evaluating the effectiveness of the 4CMenB vaccine against invasive meningococcal disease and gonorrhoea in an infant, child and adolescent program: protocol

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021
Invasive meningococcal disease causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide, with serogroup B being one of the predominant serogroups in Australia for many years.
Helen S. Marshall, Prabha H. Andraweera, Bing Wang, Mark McMillan, Ann P. Koehler, Noel Lally, Sara Almond, Emma Denehy, Michele A’Houre, Lynne C. Giles, Louise Flood   +10 more
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Sibling familial risk ratio of meningococcal disease in UK Caucasians. [PDF]

, 2003
To quantify the host genetic component of meningococcal disease (MD) susceptibility, the sibling risk ratio (lambdaS) was calculated as the ratio of observed MD cases among 845 siblings of 443 UK Caucasian cases to that expected, calculated from age ...
Haralambous, E, Hibberd, ML, Levin, M, Weiss, HA, Radalowicz, A, Booy, R   +5 more
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Second hand smoke exposure and the risk of invasive meningococcal disease in children: systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Public Health, 2012
Background Invasive meningococcal disease remains an important cause of serious morbidity and mortality in children and young people. There is a growing body of literature to suggest that exposure to passive smoke may play a role in the development of ...
Murray Rachael L, Britton John, Leonardi-Bee Jo   +2 more
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Molecular epidemiology of meningococcal disease in Northern Ghana [PDF]

, 2001
Meningococcal disease remains a major public health concern, especially in the African Meningitis Belt where large meningitis epidemics with attack rates of up to 500/100,000 recur every 8-12 years.
Gagneux, Sébastien
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Expanding prevention of invasive meningococcal disease

Expert Review of Vaccines, 2009
Invasive meningococcal disease due to serogroups A, C, Y and W-135 is a serious, vaccine-preventable, worldwide public-health problem. Despite early treatment and advances in medical care, morbidity and mortality rates have essentially remained unchanged.
Stephen I, Pelton, Gregory P, Gilmet
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