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AMEND study protocol: a case–control study to assess the long-term impact of invasive meningococcal disease in Australian adolescents and young adults

BMJ Open, 2019
Introduction Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) primarily causes disease in young children and adolescents and can cause long-term disability. Many countries are considering implementation of meningococcal B and/or meningococcal ACWY vaccines to ...
David Gordon, Helen Marshall, Mark McMillan, Peter Richmond, Christopher C Blyth, Jim Buttery, David Shaw, Belinda Barton, Bing Wang, Robert Booy, Hossein Afzali   +10 more
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Bench-to-bedside review: genetic influences on meningococcal disease [PDF]

, 2002
This review discusses the possible involvement of a variety of genetic polymorphisms on the course of meningococcal disease. It has been shown that several common genetic polymorphisms can either influence the susceptibility to ...
Groot, R. (Ronald) de, Hazelzet, J.A. (Jan), Vermont, C.L. (Clementien)   +2 more
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Factors Associated with Immunization Opinion Leadership among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Los Angeles, California [PDF]

, 2018
We sought to identify the characteristics of men who have sex with men (MSM) who are opinion leaders on immunization issues and to identify potential opportunities to leverage their influence for vaccine promotion within MSM communities.
Bednarczyk, Robert, Fenimore, Vincent L., Frew, Paula M., Goldbeck, Cameron, Himmelstein, Rebecca, Holloway, Ian W., Lutz, Chelsea S., Randall, Laura, Tan, Diane, Wu, Elizabeth   +9 more
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Societal costs due to meningococcal disease: a national registry-based study

ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, 2018
Nina Gustafsson,1 Sandra Elkjær Stallknecht,1 Mette Skovdal,2 Peter Bo Poulsen,3 Lars Østergaard4 1Incentive, Holte, Denmark; 2Vaccines, Pfizer Denmark, Ballerup, Denmark; 3Health and Value, Pfizer Denmark, Ballerup, Denmark; 4Department of ...
Gustafsson N, Stallknecht SE, Skovdal M, Poulsen PB, Østergaard L   +4 more
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Differences in IgG Fc Glycosylation Are Associated with Outcome of Pediatric Meningococcal Sepsis

mBio, 2018
Pediatric meningococcal sepsis often results in morbidity and/or death, especially in young children. Our understanding of the reasons why young children are more susceptible to both the meningococcal infection itself and a more fulminant course of the ...
Noortje de Haan, Navin P. Boeddha, Ebru Ekinci, Karli R. Reiding, Marieke Emonts, Jan A. Hazelzet, Manfred Wuhrer, Gertjan J. Driessen   +7 more
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Meningococcal disease. Polysaccharide meningococcal vaccines. The historical aspects and the current state of vaccine development. Report 2

Биопрепараты: Профилактика, диагностика, лечение, 2018
The present article describes clinical signs of meningococcal disease. It justifies the necessity of its vaccine prevention. The article provides with the historical data on the evolution of inoculants from corpuscular inactivated vaccines to modern ...
M. V. Abramtseva, A. P. Tarasov, T. I. Nemirovskaya   +2 more
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Safety and efficacy of eculizumab in adult and pediatric patients with aHUS, with or without baseline dialysis [PDF]

, 2015
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Hourmant, Maryvonne, Kincaid, John F, Legendre, Christophe M, Menne, Jan, van de Kar, Nicole CAJ, Vande Walle, Johan   +5 more
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Atypical meningococcal meningitis with rashless presentation: A case report

Journal of Acute Disease, 2012
Meningococcal disease is the major health problem in developing world. The clinical presentation is varied, ranging from transient fever and bacteraemia to fulminant disease with death ensuing within hours of the onset of clinical symptoms. The classical
Sunita, Manpreet Singh, Dheeraj Kapoor
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Rapid Recognition of Carfilzomib‐Induced Thrombotic Microangiopathy and Early Application of Eculizumab Successfully Rescued Two Relapsed Myeloma Patients

Chronic Diseases and Translational Medicine, Volume 12, Issue 1, Page 63-68, March 2026.
Zi Wang, Hua Zheng, Wei Wang, Xiaoxiao Shi, Yunpeng Wei, Chao Li, Junling Zhuang   +6 more
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Using the tetravalent meningococcal polysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccine in the prevention of meningococcal disease

Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2008
Sanford R KimmelUniversity of Toledo College of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Toledo, OH, USAAbstract: Invasive meningococcal disease occurs worldwide causing an estimated 50,000–135,000 deaths each year in addition to significant ...
Sanford R Kimmel
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