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Meningococcal vaccines in China
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021 Meningococcal meningitis caused by Neisseria meningitidis is a reportable infectious disease in China, due to the high incidence of meningitis in the era before the availability of vaccines.
Yinghua Xu +5 more
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Meningococcemia in a vaccinated child receiving eculizumab and review of the literature
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2023 Background. Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a rare and severe disease characterized by uncontrolled activation and dysregulation of the alternative complement pathway and development of thrombotic microangiopathy. Eculizumab, which is
Diana Üçkardeş +5 more
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Recommendations for the use of meningococcal vaccines in South Africa
Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017 Background: Although meningococcal disease (MD) incidence in South Africa is low, Neisseria meningitidis (NM) causes severe disease that is often life-threatening and can cause long-term disabilities.
Susan Meiring +4 more
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Proceedings of the Shevchenko Scientific Society: Medical Sciences, 2022 Meningococcal infection in the form of sporadic cases or minor group outbreaks, mostly among children, is registered in all countries of the world. The disease has a wide range of clinical manifestations – from an asymptomatic bacterial carriage and ...
Oleksandra Prokopiv +3 more
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Invasive meningococcal disease and travel
Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2010 Summary: The epidemiology of invasive meningococcal disease varies geographically and in time and the risk of acquiring the disease varies regionally, as well as with living conditions and behavior.
Ziad A. Memish +4 more
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Invasive meningococcal disease [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2013 Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is a major public health and continues to cause substantial mortality and morbidity. Serotype C is the most frequent in Brazil. The clinical spectrum of IMD is broad (meningitis, meningococcemia or both) and the clinical evolution may be unpredictable.
Strelow, Vanessa L., Vidal, Jose E.
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Pericarditis due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135
IDCases, 2018 Neisseria meningitidis is a well-recognized cause of bacterial meningitis. Although less common, N. meningitidis can also involve extra-meningeal sites, including the pericardium.
Takashi Shinha, Hiroshi Fujita
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Clinical Case of Repeated Generalized Infection and Meningitis in Immunocompetent Child
Педиатрическая фармакология, 2021 Background. Meningococcal disease is socially significant, deadly infectious disease characterized by severe and unpredictable course. Clinical case description.
Mariya S. Vedyashkina +3 more
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Meningococcal disease and meningitis
Jornal de Pediatria, 2007 To review the literature relevant to diagnosis and management of meningococcal disease (MD).Non-systematic review of medical literature through the MEDLINE database using the terms meningococcal, septic shock, diagnosis, and treatment. Articles were selected according to their relevance to the objective of the study and according to the authors ...
Ricardo G, Branco +2 more
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Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety, 2020 Yumi Matsumura Department of Patient Safety, Kyoto University Hospital, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, JapanCorrespondence: Yumi MatsumuraDepartment of Patient Safety, Kyoto University Hospital, 54 Kawaharacho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, JapanTel +81 75 751 ...
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