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Meningococcal Disease

New England Journal of Medicine, 2001
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N E, Rosenstein, B A, Perkins, D S, Stephens, T, Popovic, J M, Hughes   +4 more
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Impact of meningococcal B vaccine on invasive meningococcal disease in adolescents.

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2021
BACKGROUND From 2017 a state-wide cluster randomized trial was conducted in South Australia to assess the impact of the meningococcal B vaccine 4CMenB on pharyngeal N. meningitidis carriage in adolescents.
M. McMillan, Bing Wang, A. Koehler, Thomas R Sullivan, H. Marshall   +4 more
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Global epidemiology and changing clinical presentations of invasive meningococcal disease: a narrative review

Infectious Diseases, 2021
Neisseria meningitidis (the meningococcus) causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide through an epidemic or sporadic invasive infections. The epidemiology of N. meningitidis is changing and unpredictable.
A. Deghmane, Samy Taha, M. Taha
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effectiveness of meningococcal vaccines at reducing invasive meningococcal disease and pharyngeal Neisseria meningitidis carriage: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020
BACKGROUND Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD), caused by Neisseria meningitidis, leads to significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. This review aimed to establish the effectiveness of meningococcal vaccines at preventing IMD and N.
M. McMillan, Abira Chandrakumar, Hua Wang, M. Clarke, Thomas R Sullivan, R. Andrews, M. Ramsay, H. Marshall   +7 more
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Meningococcal carriage, meningococcal disease and vaccination

Journal of Infection, 1988
Group 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%)
M K, Hassan-King, R A, Wall, B M, Greenwood   +2 more
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Meningococcal disease

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.
openaire   +2 more sources