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Is meningococcal B vaccination needed in the post-COVID-19 world?

open access: yesBiomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud
Neisseria 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
doaj   +1 more source

Incidence of pneumococcal meningitis in children less than 5 years age in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand: Review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia, meningitis, and bacteremia in children and adults, including the elderly, and is responsible for high rates of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
Ahmed, Zafar.   +5 more
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Risk and protective factors for meningococcal disease in adolescents: matched cohort study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Objective: To examine biological and social risk factors for meningococcal disease in adolescents. Design: Prospective, population based, matched cohort study with controls matched for age and sex in 1:1 matching.
Booth, C.   +9 more
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Meningococcal meningitis: clinical and laboratorial characteristics, fatality rate and variables associated with in-hospital mortality

open access: yesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Meningococcal meningitis is a public health problem. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics of patients with meningococcal meningitis, and to identify associated factors with mortality.
Vanessa L. Strelow   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Meningitis and Meningococcal Septicaemia

open access: yesJournal of the Royal College of Physicians of London, 1998
Pollard, A.J., Faust, S.N., Levin, M.
openaire   +4 more sources

Kombiniert-heterozygote Defizienz von Komplementfaktor C7 bei einerPatientin mit rezidivierender Meningitis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Zusammenfassung: Hintergrund:: Die Assoziation zwischen Komplementdefizienzen, insbesondere von Komponenten der terminalen Kaskade (C5-C9), und dem Auftreten von Meningokokkeninfekten und bakteriellen Meningitiden ist gut beschrieben.
Frémeaux-Bacchi, Véronique   +4 more
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