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Meningococcal disease in one soldier patient: case report from Vietnam

Vietnam Journal of Science, Technology and Engineering, 2021
Meningococcal disease is caused by an infection with Neisseria meningitidis (N. meningitidis) bacteria, which is responsible for two major forms of the disease including meningitis and/or septicaemia. N.
Nguyen Thanh Viet, Nguyen Minh Nam, Nguyen Vu Trung, Do Tuan Anh, Hoang Van Tong   +4 more
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Summary of the NACI Statement on the Use of Bivalent Factor H Binding Protein Meningococcal Serogroup B (MenB-fHBP) Vaccine for the Prevention of Meningococcal B Disease

Canada Communicable Disease Report, 2020
Background: Trumenba™, a bivalent, factor-H binding protein meningococcal serogroup B (MenB-fHBP) vaccine was authorized for use in Canada in October 2017 for the prevention of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) caused by Neisseria meningitidis ...
Robyn Harrison, Robert Stirling, Oliver Baclic, Wendy Vaudry   +3 more
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Current status and challenges of meningococcal vaccines development in China

Zhongguo gonggong weisheng, 2022
Vaccination is the most effective and economical way to prevent meningococcal meningitis. In the past few decades, with widespread use of meningococcal vaccines, the incidence of meningococcal meningitis has dropped significantly. There are some vaccines
Ying-hua XU, Ya-nan LI, Qiang YE
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A Comprehensive Review of Meningococcal Disease Burden in India

Infectious Diseases and Therapy, 2020
Introduction Meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis has a high case fatality rate. Of 12 distinct serogroups, A, B, C, W-135 (W) and Y cause the majority of infections.
Ashok Kumar Dutta, Subramanian Swaminathan, Veronique Abitbol, Shafi Kolhapure, Sripriya Sathyanarayanan   +4 more
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Meningococcal Disease in Patients With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: A Review of Cases Reported Through Active Surveillance in the United States, 2000-2008. [PDF]

, 2016
BackgroundAlthough human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is an established risk factor for several bacterial infections, the association between HIV infection and meningococcal disease remains unclear.MethodsExpanded chart reviews were completed ...
Clark, Thomas A, Cohn, Amanda C, Farley, Monica M, Hall, H Irene, Harris, Christine M, Harrison, Lee H, Lee, Adria, Li, Jianmin, Lynfield, Ruth, MacNeil, Jessica R, Miller, Lisa, Nichols, Megin, Petit, Susan, Reingold, Arthur, Schaffner, William, Thomas, Ann, Wu, Henry M, Zell, Elizabeth   +17 more
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Temporal associations between national outbreaks of meningococcal serogroup W and C disease in the Netherlands and England: an observational cohort study

The Lancet Public Health, 2017
Background: Since 2009, the incidence of meningococcal serogroup W disease has increased rapidly in the UK because of a single strain (the so-called original UK strain) belonging to the hypervirulent sequence type-11 clonal complex (cc11), with a variant
Dr Mirjam J Knol, PhD, Susan J M Hahné, PhD, Jay Lucidarme, PhD, Helen Campbell, MSc, Hester E de Melker, PhD, Stephen J Gray, PhD, Prof Ray Borrow, FRCPath, Shamez N Ladhani, MRCPCH, Mary E Ramsay, FFPHM, Arie van der Ende, PhD   +9 more
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Imaging of disease dynamics during meningococcal sepsis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2007
Neisseria meningitidis is a human pathogen that causes septicemia and meningitis with high mortality. The disease progression is rapid and much remains unknown about the disease process. The understanding of disease development is crucial for development
Hong Sjölinder, Ann-Beth Jonsson
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Penicillin Use in Meningococcal Disease Management: Active Bacterial Core Surveillance Sites, 2009. [PDF]

, 2016
In 2009, in the Active Bacterial Core surveillance sites, penicillin was not commonly used to treat meningococcal disease. This is likely because of inconsistent availability of antimicrobial susceptibility testing and ease of use of third-generation ...
Anderson, Raydel, Blain, Amy, Clark, Thomas, Cohn, Amanda, Farley, Monica, Harcourt, Brian, Harrison, Lee, Lynfield, Ruth, MacNeil, Jessica, Mandal, Sema, Mayer, Leonard, Miller, Lisa, Nichols, Megin, Petit, Sue, REINGOLD, Arthur L., Schaffner, William, Thomas, Ann, Wu, Henry, Zansky, Shelley   +18 more
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Meningococcal Disease and Related Vaccinations: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Healthcare Workers Who Provide Care to Patients with Underlying High-Risk Medical Conditions

Vaccines, 2020
This cross-sectional study assessed knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding meningococcal disease and related vaccinations among healthcare workers (HCWs) who provided care to patients with underlying high-risk medical conditions.
Gabriella Di Giuseppe, Concetta P. Pelullo, Giorgia Della Polla, Maria Pavia   +3 more
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Risk of transmitting meningococcal infection by transient contact on aircraft and other transport. [PDF]

, 2009
Contact tracing of persons with meningococcal disease who have travelled on aeroplane or other multi-passenger transport is not consistent between countries.
Hellenbrand, W, Krause, G, Rachael, T, Schubert, K, Stuart, JM   +4 more
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