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New England Journal of Medicine, 2001
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Meningococcal disease: The advances and challenges of meningococcal disease prevention
Human Vaccines, 2011Vaccination as a means to prevent meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis is critical given the abrupt onset and rapid progression of this disease. Five serogroups--A, B, C, W-135, and Y--are responsible for the majority of cases. In developed countries, infants have the greatest risk of disease, with a smaller secondary peak observed in
Ram Yogev, Tina Tan
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Meningococcal carriage, meningococcal disease and vaccination
Journal of Infection, 1988Group A meningococcal carriage rates were determined 6 months before and 6 and 18 months after a mass vaccination campaign with a combined group A and group C meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine in a rural area of The Gambia. During the first pre-vaccination survey, performed during an outbreak of meningococcal disease, the carriage rate was high (16%)
R.A. Wall +2 more
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Medical Journal of Australia, 1990
Chronic meningococcal septicaemia is an unusual and infrequently recognised presentation of disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis. Clinical features are immunologically mediated and include fever, rash and arthritis, which may mimic cutaneous vasculitis or reactive gonococcal arthritis. Diagnosis is difficult to confirm as blood cultures commonly do
Jennens Id, O'Reilley M, Yung Ap
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Chronic meningococcal septicaemia is an unusual and infrequently recognised presentation of disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis. Clinical features are immunologically mediated and include fever, rash and arthritis, which may mimic cutaneous vasculitis or reactive gonococcal arthritis. Diagnosis is difficult to confirm as blood cultures commonly do
Jennens Id, O'Reilley M, Yung Ap
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Nursing Standard, 1998
This article discusses meningococcal disease and outlines the role of the nurse in treating patients who may suffer from meningitis, one of the illnesses caused by meningococcal disease. It goes on to discuss how nurses can support the relatives of these patients.
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This article discusses meningococcal disease and outlines the role of the nurse in treating patients who may suffer from meningitis, one of the illnesses caused by meningococcal disease. It goes on to discuss how nurses can support the relatives of these patients.
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