Development of MenFive®, an affordable pentavalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (ACYWX) for Africa and beyond [PDF]
Human Vaccines & ImmunotherapeuticsWide use of the groundbreaking vaccine MenAfriVac® has eliminated serogroup A meningococcal meningitis in the African meningitis belt and paved the way for elimination of all meningococcal disease outbreaks with the development, licensure, and ...
Mark R. Alderson +7 more
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Is meningococcal B vaccination needed in the post-COVID-19 world? [PDF]
Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de SaludNeisseria meningitidis is the main cause of bacterial meningitis worldwide and is transmitted through respiratory secretions. Meningitis is a serious public health problema because of its high morbidity and mortality rates and the risk of causing ...
Amanda Izeli Portilho +1 more
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An overview of the meningococcal disease and impact of the quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine [PDF]
Novel Research in Microbiology Journal, 2021 Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, which are the three membranes that cover the brain and the spinal cord; which occurs when the fluid surrounding the meninges becomes infected.
Asmaa Alrobai +2 more
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Neisseria Meningitidis Causing Multiple Cerebral Abscesses in Early Neonatal Period: Case Report and Review of Literature [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 Neisseria meningitidis is a rare cause of meningitis and septicemia in neonates. There are few published case reports of neonatal meningococcal meningitis complicated by subdural empyema, cerebral abscess and hydrocephalus.
LAXMAN BASANI, ROJA AEPALA
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Meningococcal vaccines in China
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021 Meningococcal meningitis caused by Neisseria meningitidis is a reportable infectious disease in China, due to the high incidence of meningitis in the era before the availability of vaccines.
Yinghua Xu +5 more
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Pediatric bacterial meningitis and meningococcal disease profile in a Brazilian General Hospital
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020 Objective: To evaluate the clinical and epidemiological profile of bacterial meningitis and meningococcal disease in pediatric patients admitted to a Brazilian Secondary Public Hospital.
Bruna P. Blanco +3 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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mSphere, 2018 Neisseria meningitidis is a common cause of bacterial meningitis in children and young adults worldwide. The 4CMenB vaccine (Bexsero), developed to combat meningococcal serogroup B (MenB) disease, contains subcapsular antigens that may induce immunity ...
Robert M. Mulhall +12 more
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Current status and challenges of meningococcal vaccines development in China
Zhongguo gonggong weisheng, 2022 Vaccination is the most effective and economical way to prevent meningococcal meningitis. In the past few decades, with widespread use of meningococcal vaccines, the incidence of meningococcal meningitis has dropped significantly. There are some vaccines
Ying-hua XU, Ya-nan LI, Qiang YE
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Bacterial Meningitis in Brazil: Baseline Epidemiologic Assessment of the Decade Prior to the Introduction of Pneumococcal and Meningococcal Vaccines. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Bacterial meningitis is associated with significant burden in Brazil. In 2010, both 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and meningococcal capsular group C conjugate vaccine were introduced into the routine vaccination schedule.
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