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Hydrocephalus and Cerebral Small Vessel Disease in an Adult With Meningococcal Meningitis and Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Fatal Outcome. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Meningococcal meningitis can lead to serious neurological complications such as hydrocephalus directly and contribute to cerebral small vessel disease indirectly, especially in patients with pre‐existing conditions like dilated cardiomyopathy.
Mohamed Y, Mohamed A, Elemam A, Babiker A.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Two New Kindreds with Complete Factor D Deficiency. [PDF]

Eur J Immunol
The complement system plays a crucial role in immune defense, and factor D deficiency is a rare immunodeficiency associated with life‐threatening bacterial infections. We report two new cases of complete factor D deficiency, including the first described in a Down syndrome patient, highlighting the need to investigate complement deficiencies in ...
Puel M, Rwayane K, Vieira Martins P, Chbihi M, Rieux-Laucat F, Rosain J, Jeziorski E, Boisson B, Casanova JL, Frémeaux-Bacchi V, El Sissy C.   +10 more
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Fatal case of meningococcal meningitis in a child from rural Bhutan: A case report. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
Key Clinical Message N meningiditis remains an important cause of central nervous system infection. A high index of suspicion is required especially in infants. While empirical antibiotics may be initiated, diagnostic measures must be adopted for guided therapy.
Bhandari P, Dorji T, Sharma TR, Mynak ML.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

MENINGOCOCCIC CARRIERS AND MENINGITIS [PDF]

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 1919
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Fildes, P., L., Baker S.
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Meningococcal disease in children in Merseyside, England:a 31 year descriptive study [PDF]

, 2011
Meningococcal disease (MCD) is the leading infectious cause of death in early childhood in the United Kingdom, making it a public health priority. MCD most commonly presents as meningococcal meningitis (MM), septicaemia (MS), or as a combination of the ...
Baines, Paul B., Carrol, Enitan D., Diggle, Peter J., Hackett, Scott J., Harris, David, Hart, C. Anthony, Makwana, Nick, Marzouk, Omnia, Paize, Fauzia, Riordan, F. Andrew I., Stanton, Michelle C., Taylor-Robinson, David, Thomson, Alistair P. J.   +12 more
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Impact of a mass vaccination campaign against a meningitis epidemic in a refugee camp. [PDF]

, 1996
Serogroup A meningococcus epidemics occurred in refugee populations in Zaire in August 1994. The paper analyses the public health impact of a mass vaccination campaign implemented in a large refugee camp.
Blok, L, Boelaert, M, Haelterman, E, Henkens, M, Suetens, C, Toole, M J   +5 more
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Reducing the Burden of Bacterial Meningitis in the African Meningitis Belt After MenAfriVac [PDF]

, 2020
The African meningitis belt - a semi-arid region stretching from Senegal to Ethiopia - experiences the highest incidence of bacterial meningitis in the world, characterised by seasonal fluctuations in endemic disease, localized outbreaks, and multiennial
Cooper, Laura
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The association between life events, social support, and antibody status following thymus-dependent and thymus-independent vaccinations in healthy young adults [PDF]

, 2005
This study determined whether stressful life events and social support were related to antibody status following both thymus-dependent and thymus-independent vaccinations. Life events in the previous year and customary social support were measured in 57
Burns, Victoria E., Carroll, Douglas, Drayson, Mark, Phillips, Anna C., Ring, Christopher   +4 more
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Awareness of Meningococcal disease among travelers from the United Kingdom to the meningitis belt in Africa [PDF]

, 2018
Meningococcal disease causes considerable morbidity and has a high case-fatality rate. In the United Kingdom, the meningococcal quadrivalent vaccine is recommended for travelers visiting the meningitis belt of Africa. We analyzed 302 responses to a cross-
Goodman, Anna L., Halbert, Jay, Masuet Aumatell, Cristina, Zuckerman, Jane N.   +3 more
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Penicillin Use in Meningococcal Disease Management: Active Bacterial Core Surveillance Sites, 2009. [PDF]

, 2016
In 2009, in the Active Bacterial Core surveillance sites, penicillin was not commonly used to treat meningococcal disease. This is likely because of inconsistent availability of antimicrobial susceptibility testing and ease of use of third-generation ...
Anderson, Raydel, Blain, Amy, Clark, Thomas, Cohn, Amanda, Farley, Monica, Harcourt, Brian, Harrison, Lee, Lynfield, Ruth, MacNeil, Jessica, Mandal, Sema, Mayer, Leonard, Miller, Lisa, Nichols, Megin, Petit, Sue, REINGOLD, Arthur L., Schaffner, William, Thomas, Ann, Wu, Henry, Zansky, Shelley   +18 more
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