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Meningococcus this Winter : what was going on? [PDF]

, 1996
There was a time in the not very distant past when meningococcus was not being recognised locally. While laboratory sensitivity used to isolate Neisseria meningitidis has not changed in Malta, the frequency of its detection has increased, more so in the ...
Falzon, Dennis
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Teenagers’ understandings of and attitudes towards vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases: a qualitative study [PDF]

, 2013
<p>Background: To examine immunisation information needs of teenagers we explored understandings of vaccination and vaccine-preventable diseases, attitudes towards immunisation and experiences of immunisation.
Barbour, Bedford, Bloor, Bond, Brabin, Brownlie, Butler, Bynum, C. Patterson, Clark, Crocker, Duffell, E. Smith, Finn, Flynn, Gellin, Gordon, H. Bedford, Hilton, Hilton, Hilton, Hinds, Hobson-West, K. Hunt, Kale, Kitzinger, Lashkari, Maple, Marlow, Miller, Paranthaman, Pareek, Parrella, Peckham, Pelucchi, Pollard, Poltorak, Ramsay, Ritchie, S. Hilton, Slonim, Smailbegovic, Smith, Sporton, Streefland, Stretch, Woodhall, Yarwood, Zimet   +48 more
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Toll‐like receptor expression during inflammatory processes in human diseases

Rheumatology &Autoimmunity, Volume 5, Issue 1, Page 1-14, March 2025.
Chronic inflammation in different illnesses triggered by pathogen‐associated molecular patterns and damage associated molecular patterns recognized by Toll‐like receptors (TLRs). Abstract Multi‐cellular organisms, including humans, have evolved immune systems as defense mechanisms against pathogens. The immune system employs the Toll‐like receptor (TLR)
Prashant K. Dhakad, Raghav Mishra, Isha Mishra   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemic Meningococcal Meningitis, Cameroon

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011
To the Editor: In 2010, the city of Ngaoundere in Cameroon experienced its first reported epidemic of meningococcal meningitis. Ngaoundere, with an estimated population of 180,000, is the main city in the Adamaoua region in northern Cameroon. The 2 northernmost regions of Cameroon, North and Far North, are considered to belong to the African meningitis
H. Hamadicko, Dominique A. Caugant, D. Vohod, D. Massenet   +3 more
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A review of acute bacterial meningitis in childhood [PDF]

, 1996
This paper reviews the epidemiology, pathogenesis and management of acute bacterial meningitis in childhood. The epidemiology of this infection has undergone significant changes with the implementation of effective immunisation, antibiotic therapy and ...
Muscat Baron, Astrid, Muscat Baron, Yves
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A Case of Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome With a Complement Factor I Mutation Triggered by a Femoral Neck Fracture

Nephrology, Volume 30, Issue 3, March 2025.
ABSTRACT Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome is a thrombotic microangiopathy caused by the abnormal activation of the alternative complement pathway. Mutations in complement‐related genes and autoantibodies against complement regulators are involved in the pathogenesis of this condition; the frequency of, and prognosis of patients harbouring, each ...
Toshiki Kano, Hiroaki Io, Yu Sasaki, Masahiro Muto, Sayaka Muto, Kei Ogiwara, Arisa Ikeda, Hiroyuki Iwasaki, Yusuke Suzuki   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Systemic manifestations in the course of meningococcal disease [PDF]

, 2009
Background/Aim. Meningococcal disease most often manifests itself as meningitis or sepsis. During the course of these diseases, other clinical events sometimes develop such as pneumonia, pericarditis, arthritis, and they are referred to as extrameningeal
Dokić Ljubiša, Dulović Olga, Gvozdenović Eleonora, Milošević Branko, Nikolić Svetlana, Pavlović Milorad, Popović Nataša, Stevanović Goran   +7 more
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The complement system: A key player in the host response to infections

European Journal of Immunology, Volume 54, Issue 11, November 2024.
Duality of the complement system during infection: An adequate immune defense clears the infection and restores tissue resilience, whereas a maladaptive response due to complement hyperactivation results in hyperinflammation and tissue injury, as seen in sepsis and pneumonia.
Archana Jayaraman, Sarah Walachowski, Markus Bosmann   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Meningococcal carriage in the African meningitis belt. [PDF]

, 2013
A meningococcal serogroup A polysaccharide/tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine (PsA-TT) (MenAfriVac(™) ) is being deployed in countries of the African meningitis belt.
MenAfriCar Consortium
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Insufficient evidence for an association between iatrogenic Alzheimer's disease and cadaveric pituitary‐derived growth hormone

Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 20, Issue 10, Page 7399-7402, October 2024.
Abstract A Nature Medicine paper published in January 2024 describes eight cases of iatrogenic Alzheimer's disease in individuals who received cadaveric pituitary‐derived human growth hormone. The paper's conclusions argue for the transmissibility of Alzheimer's disease, which, if true, would create a significant public health crisis.
Avi Nath, David M. Holtzman, Bruce L. Miller, Lea T. Grinberg, Ellen Werber Leschek   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source