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Time delays in the response to the Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C outbreak in Nigeria - 2017.

PLoS ONE, 2018
BackgroundNigeria reports high rates of mortality linked with recurring meningococcal meningitis outbreaks within the African meningitis belt. Few studies have thoroughly described the response to these outbreaks to provide strong and actionable public ...
Assad Hassan, G U Mustapha, Bola B Lawal, Aliyu M Na'uzo, Raji Ismail, Eteng Womi-Eteng Oboma, Oyeronke Oyebanji, Jeremiah Agenyi, Chima Thomas, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Mahmood M Dalhat, Patrick Nguku, Chikwe Ihekweazu   +12 more
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Vaccines against Meningococcal Diseases

Microorganisms, 2020
Neisseria meningitidis is the main cause of meningitis and sepsis, potentially life-threatening conditions. Thanks to advancements in vaccine development, vaccines are now available for five out of six meningococcal disease-causing serogroups (A, B, C, W,
Mariagrazia Pizza, Rafik Bekkat-Berkani, Rino Rappuoli   +2 more
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Bacterial Outer Membrane Vesicles: From Physics to Clinical

MedComm – Biomaterials and Applications, Volume 4, Issue 2, June 2025.
A review of an introduction to the mechanisms of formation of OMVs, their action on bacteria and relationship to disease, vaccines, biomonitoring, drug delivery and regenerative medicine in the clinic. ABSTRACT Bacterial outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are nanoscale vesicular structures naturally produced by Gram‐negative bacteria during growth.
Jun Zhou, Shuang Zou, Derong Dai, Liqing He, Xingyu Mou, Ninglin Zhao, Hong Li, Rui Bao   +7 more
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CLINICAL AND LIQUOR DIFFERENCES IN CASES OF SEROUS AND PURULENT MENINGITIS IN CHILDREN OF DIFFERENT AGE

Детские инфекции (Москва), 2015
The article presents features of clinical course and composition of cerebrospinal liquid in cases of purulent and serous meningitis depending on the age of the patients and the disease etiology.
E. M. Mazayeva, L. A. Alekseyeva, N. V. Skripchenko, T. V. Bessonova   +3 more
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Mediterranean Cyclones in a Changing Climate: A Review on Their Socio‐Economic Impacts

Reviews of Geophysics, Volume 63, Issue 2, June 2025.
Abstract The Mediterranean Basin, renowned for its cultural, ecological, and climatic significance, frequently endures high‐impact weather events driven by Mediterranean cyclones (Medcyclones), atmospheric low‐pressure systems characterized by counterclockwise wind circulation. These meteorological phenomena, sometimes comparable to hurricanes in their
Samira Khodayar, Jonilda Kushta, Jennifer L. Catto, Stavros Dafis, Silvio Davolio, Christian Ferrarin, Emmanouil Flaounas, Pieter Groenemeijer, Maria Hatzaki, Assaf Hochman, Vassiliki Kotroni, Jaromir Landa, Ilona Láng‐Ritter, Georgia Lazoglou, Margarida L. R. Liberato, Mario Marcello Miglietta, Katerina Papagiannaki, Platon Patlakas, Robert Stojanov, George Zittis   +19 more
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HIB-INFECTION: MENINGITIS, CELLULITIS IN THE CHILD OF 6 MONTHS

Детские инфекции (Москва), 2015
A clinical case of Hib-infection is the clinic purulent meningitis and pannikulita young child. Shows the complexity of the differential diagnosis of meningitis in combination with panniculitis with meningococcal disease (meningitis, meningokokktsemiya).
G. A. Harchenko, V. A. Kolokolov, O. G. Kimirilova, A. A. Kimirilov   +3 more
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Analysis of TLR2, TLR4, and TLR9 single nucleotide polymorphisms in children with bacterial meningitis and their healthy family members

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017
Background: The aim was to analyse TLR2 rs5743708, TLR2 rs4696480, TLR4 rs4986790, TLR9 rs5743836, and TLR9 rs352140 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in children with pneumococcal and meningococcal meningitis and their family members.
Ewelina Gowin, Bogna Świątek-Kościelna, Ewelina Kałużna, Jerzy Nowak, Michał Michalak, Jacek Wysocki, Danuta Januszkiewicz-Lewandowska   +6 more
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Meningoccocal meningitis complicated with subdural effusion: a report of two infant cases

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2007
Neisseria meningitidis is a major cause of invasive bacterial infection in children of all ages. Children less than 1 year of age are at greater risk of invasive disease than older children. In endemic countries, the invasive meningococcal infections are
Victor Perez-Pico,1 Eduardo Llausas-Magana,1 Angel Leon-Ramirez,1 Giordano Perez-Gaxiola,2 and Nidia Leon-Sicairos.3
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Phylogenetic relationships and regional spread of meningococcal strains in the meningitis belt, 2011–2016Research in context

EBioMedicine, 2019
Background: Historically, the major cause of meningococcal epidemics in the meningitis belt of sub-Saharan Africa has been Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A (NmA), but the incidence has been substantially reduced since the introduction of a serogroup A ...
Nadav Topaz, Dominique A. Caugant, Muhamed-Kheir Taha, Ola Brønstad Brynildsrud, Nadia Debech, Eva Hong, Ala-Eddine Deghmane, Rasmata Ouédraogo, Sani Ousmane, Kadidja Gamougame, Berthe-Marie Njanpop-Lafourcade, Seydou Diarra, LeAnne M. Fox, Xin Wang   +13 more
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Meningococcal Meningitis [PDF]

Medical Journal Armed Forces India, 2005
Sharat, Johri, S P, Gorthi, A C, Anand
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