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Pandemic’s influence on parents’ attitudes and behaviors toward meningococcal vaccination

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2023
Invasive meningococcal disease is a life-threatening infection preventable through vaccination. Pediatric vaccination rates have declined during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Litjen (L.J) Tan, Marco Aurelio P. Safadi, Michael Horn, Cristina Regojo Balboa, Elena Moya, Jamie Schanbaum, Pedro Pimenta, Emma Lambert, Lamine Soumahoro, Woo-Yun Sohn, Teresa Bruce, Yara Ruiz García   +11 more
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Understanding barriers to vaccination against invasive meningococcal disease: a survey of the knowledge gap and potential solutions

Expert Review of Vaccines, 2023
Introduction Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is a leading cause of life-threatening bacterial meningitis and septicemia. Evidence points to a knowledge gap among parents, teenagers, and healthcare providers (HCPs) regarding IMD and available ...
Isabella Ballalai, Rob Dawson, Michael Horn, Vinny Smith, Rafik Bekkat-Berkani, Lamine Soumahoro, Nevena Vicic   +6 more
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Transient increased risk of influenza infection following RSV infection in South Africa: findings from the PHIRST study, South Africa, 2016–2018

BMC Medicine, 2023
Background Large-scale prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection may have ecological consequences for co-circulating pathogens, including influenza.
Naomi R. Waterlow, Jackie Kleynhans, Nicole Wolter, Stefano Tempia, Rosalind M. Eggo, Orienka Hellferscee, Limakatso Lebina, Neil Martinson, Ryan G. Wagner, Jocelyn Moyes, Anne von Gottberg, Cheryl Cohen, Stefan Flasche   +12 more
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Meningococcal Antibiotic Resistance: Molecular Characterization of Isolates from Patients with Invasive Meningococcal Disease (IMD) in Greece

Antibiotics, 2023
For effective case management and chemoprophylaxis of Invasive Meningococcal Disease (IMD), prompt antibiotic treatment is required. N. meningitidis is usually susceptible to antibiotics, but reduced susceptibility to penicillin, ciprofloxacin, and ...
Ioanna Spiliopoulou, Athanasia Xirogianni, Stelmos Simantirakis, Georgina Tzanakaki   +3 more
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Insights on Population Structure and Within-Host Genetic Changes among Meningococcal Carriage Isolates from U.S. Universities

mSphere, 2020
In 2015 and 2016, meningococcal carriage evaluations were conducted at two universities in the United States following mass vaccination campaigns in response to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B (NmB) disease outbreaks.
Sandeep J. Joseph, Nadav Topaz, How-Yi Chang, Melissa J. Whaley, Jeni T. Vuong, Alexander Chen, Fang Hu, Susanna E. Schmink, Laurel T. Jenkins, Lorraine D. Rodriguez-Rivera, Jennifer D. Thomas, Anna M. Acosta, Lucy McNamara, Heidi M. Soeters, Sarah Mbaeyi, Xin Wang   +15 more
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Highly Resistant Serotype 19A Streptococcus pneumoniae of the GPSC1/CC320 Clone from Invasive Infections in Poland Prior to Antipneumococcal Vaccination of Children

Infectious Diseases and Therapy, 2023
Introduction The introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) into the national immunization programs (NIPs) has significantly reduced the number of pneumococcal infections.
Weronika Puzia, Jan Gawor, Robert Gromadka, Karolina Żuchniewicz, Izabela Wróbel-Pawelczyk, Patrycja Ronkiewicz, Agnieszka Gołębiewska, Waleria Hryniewicz, Ewa Sadowy, Anna Skoczyńska   +9 more
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Optimal age targeting for pneumococcal vaccination in older adults; a modelling study

Nature Communications, 2023
Vaccination against invasive pneumococcal disease is recommended for older adults but the optimal age group to target has not been determined and may vary by epidemiological setting.
Deus Thindwa, Samuel Clifford, Jackie Kleynhans, Anne von Gottberg, Sibongile Walaza, Susan Meiring, Todd D. Swarthout, Elizabeth Miller, Peter McIntyre, Nick Andrews, Zahin Amin-Chowdhury, Norman Fry, Kondwani C. Jambo, Neil French, Samanta Cristine Grassi Almeida, Shamez N. Ladhani, Robert S. Heyderman, Cheryl Cohen, Maria Cristina de Cunto Brandileone, Stefan Flasche   +19 more
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Genetic Diversity of Meningococcal Serogroup B Vaccine Antigens among Carriage Isolates Collected from Students at Three Universities in the United States, 2015–2016

mBio, 2021
The impact of serogroup B meningococcal (MenB) vaccines on carriage is not completely understood. Using whole-genome sequencing data, we assessed the diversity and distribution of MenB vaccine antigens (particularly FHbp) among 1,514 meningococcal ...
Henju Marjuki, How-Yi Chang, Nadav Topaz, Melissa J. Whaley, Jeni Vuong, Alexander Chen, Laurel T. Jenkins, Fang Hu, Susanna Schmink, Adam C. Retchless, Jennifer D. Thomas, Anna M. Acosta, Lucy A. McNamara, Heidi M. Soeters, Sarah Mbaeyi, Xin Wang   +15 more
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Impact of a Single-Tube PCR Assay for the Detection of Haemophilus influenzae Serotypes a, c, d, e and f on the Epidemiological Surveillance in Greece

Microorganisms, 2022
Background: The decrease in the rate of meningitis due to Haemophilus influenzae type b after vaccine introduction and a possible change in epidemiology of H. influenzae disease highlights the need for continuous serotype surveillance.
Athanasia Xirogianni, Theano Georgakopoulou, Vassileios Patsourakos, Ioanna Magaziotou, Anastasia Papandreou, Stelmos Simantirakis, Georgina Tzanakaki   +6 more
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Pitfalls associated with the use of molecular diagnostic panels in the diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis [PDF]

, 2017
We report the case of a kidney transplantation patient on chronic immunosuppressive therapy presenting with subacute meningitis. The final diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis was delayed due to 2 false-negative cryptococcal results on a molecular ...
Burnham, Carey-Ann, Dubberke, Erik, Franklin, Alexander, Lainhart, William, O\u27Halloran, Jane A, Powderly, William   +5 more
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