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Characterization of Invasive Neisseria meningitidis from Atlantic Canada, 2009 To 2013: With Special Reference to the Nonpolysaccharide Vaccine Targets (Pora, Factor H Binding Protein, Neisseria Heparin‐Binding Antigen and Neisseria Adhesin A)

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 26, Issue 6, Page 299-304, 2015., 2015
BACKGROUND: Serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis (MenB) has always been a major cause of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in Canada. With the successful implementation of a meningitis C conjugate vaccine, the majority of IMD in Canada is now caused by MenB. OBJECTIVE: To investigate IMD case isolates in Atlantic Canada from 2009 to 2013.
Raymond SW Tsang, Dennis KS Law, Rita R Gad, Tim Mailman, Gregory German, Robert Needle   +5 more
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Postmeningitis headache: case report Cefaléia pós-meningite: relato de caso

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2007
We report a case of a 18-year-old female patient that developed a migraine-like headache following an acute meningococcal meningitis. She had no previous history of recurrent headaches. The pain was intense, pulsatile and throbbing, typically unilateral,
André Palma da Cunha Matta, Márcia Cristina Antunes Ribas, Pedro Ferreira Moreira Filho   +2 more
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Meningite tuberculosa

Revista Portuguesa de Doenças Infecciosas (RPDI), 2021
Introdução:A meningite tuberculosa é rara, mas potencialmente grave e o seu diagnóstico representa um enorme desafio. Caso clínico: Indivíduo do sexo masculino, 86 anos, com antecedentes de hipertensão arterial, diabetes mellitus tipo 2 e polimialgia reumática, sob terapêutica com corticoide sistémico e metotrexato.
Filipa Bacalhau Lima, P. Costa, F. Carreiro, M. Rocha, A. Prisca, L. Dias   +5 more
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Efficacy of an Intrathecal Multidrug Infusion for Pain Control in Older Adults and in End‐Stage Malignancies: A Report of Three Cases

Pain Research and Management, Volume 20, Issue 3, Page 118-122, 2015., 2015
The aim of the present study was to explore the effectiveness of an alternative method to manage pain based on a time‐limited intrathecal (IT) infusion of an analgesic medication mixture. Three patients (69, 64 and 94 years of age) with intractable and poorly controlled pain due to bed sores, pelvic metastatic mass, and thoracic vertebra and rib ...
Sadegh Abdolmohammadi, Pierre-Olivier Hétu, Andrée Néron, Gilbert Blaise   +3 more
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Aneurismas infecciosos: incidência, diagnóstico e tratamento

Brazilian Neurosurgery, 2011
O objetivo deste trabalho é apresentar a revisão de literatura acerca dos novos parâmetros de incidência, diagnósticos e terapêuticos, dos aneurismas infecciosos.
Saulo Simões Garcia, Eberval Gadelha Figueiredo, Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira   +2 more
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Parents’ and Adolescents’ Willingness to be Vaccinated Against Serogroup B Meningococcal Disease during a Mass Vaccination in Saguenay–Lac‐St‐Jean (Quebec)

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 26, Issue 3, Page 163-167, 2015., 2015
A mass vaccination campaign with the 4CMenB vaccine (Bexsero®; Novartis Pharmaceutical Canada Inc) was launched in a serogroup B endemic area in Quebec. A telephone survey was conducted to assess parental and adolescent opinions about the acceptability of the vaccine.
Eve Dubé, Dominique Gagnon, Denis Hamel, Sylvie Belley, Hélène Gagné, Nicole Boulianne, Monique Landry, Julie A Bettinger   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolução do comportamento auditivo após meningite bacteriana: relato de caso Auditory behaviour monitoring after bacterial meningitis: case report

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1997
A deficiência auditiva adquirida tem nas meningites bacterianas a sua principal etiologia e pouco tem-se dito a respeito da evolução para melhora ou piora do comportamento auditivo após a alta hospitalar.
Ida Lichtig, Maria Inês Vieira Couto, Silvia Roberta Gesteira Monteiro, Erasmo Barbante Casella, Yassahuko Okay, Jessy Navarro   +5 more
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Prevalência de sorotipos e resistência antimicrobiana de cepas invasivas do pneumococo em crianças: análise de 9 anos [PDF]

, 2009
Objective: To determine the prevalence of serotypes and antimicrobial susceptibility of strains of pneumococcus in children and to evaluate the implications for vaccine formulation.Methods: Strains of pneumococcus obtained from children admitted with ...
Aguiar, Paula Augusta Dias Fogaca de, Almeida, Samanta Cristine Grassi, Almeida, Vivieni Vieira Prado, Alvares, Jackelline Rodrigues, Brandileone, Maria Cristina de Cunto, Guerra, Maria Luiza Leopoldo Silva, Mantese, Orlando Cesar, Paula, Alan de, Wolkers, Paula Carolina Bejo   +8 more
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The Role of Pediatricians as Key Stakeholders in Influencing Immunization Policy Decisions for the Introduction of Meningitis B Vaccine in Canada: The Ontario Perspective

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 26, Issue 4, Page 183-190, 2015., 2015
As key stakeholders in immunization policy decisions, the Pediatricians of Ontario held an accredited conference on January 18, 2014, to discuss prevention of invasive meningococcal disease. Five key recommendations were put forth regarding immunization strategies to protect children from meningococcal serogroup B disease.
Hirotaka Yamashiro, Nora Cutcliffe, Simon Dobson, David Fisman, Ronald Gold   +4 more
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Impacto da vacina conjugada contra Streptococcus pneumoniae em doenças invasivas Impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on the prevention of invasive pneumococcal diseases

Jornal de Pediatria, 2006
OBJETIVOS: Rever os estudos que avaliam o impacto da vacina conjugada 7-valente na incidência de doenças invasivas por pneumococo e analisar o possível impacto dessa vacina no Brasil.
Lucia Ferro Bricks, Eitan Berezin
doaj   +1 more source