Results 41 to 50 of about 47,789 (269)

Risk Analysis of Eculizumab-Related Meningococcal Disease in Japan Using the Japanese Adverse Drug Event Report Database

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 ...
Matsumura Y
doaj  

Risk and protective factors for meningococcal disease in adolescents: matched cohort study [PDF]

, 2006
Objective: To examine biological and social risk factors for meningococcal disease in adolescents. Design: Prospective, population based, matched cohort study with controls matched for age and sex in 1:1 matching.
Booth, C., Booy, R., Coen, P.G., Kaczmarski, E., Klein, N., Peckham, C., Stuart, J.M., Tully, J., Viner, R.M., Zambon, M.   +9 more
core  

Genome wide expression profiling reveals suppression of host defence responses during colonisation by Neisseria meningitides but not N. lactamica. [PDF]

, 2011
Both Neisseria meningitidis and the closely related bacterium Neisseria lactamica colonise human nasopharyngeal mucosal surface, but only N. meningitidis invades the bloodstream to cause potentially life-threatening meningitis and septicaemia.
Hibberd, Martin L, Kroll, J Simon, Langford, Paul R, Li, Ming-Shi, Wong, Hazel En En   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Post‐Viral Acquired Idiopathic Purpura Fulminans Caused by Anti‐Protein S Antibodies

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Acquired Idiopathic purpura fulminans is a rare pathology caused by anti‐protein S antibodies. We have conducted a literature review focusing on the most recent developments in diagnosis and management. Diagnosis is based on the demonstration of typical necrotic purpura lesions on the legs. Treatment must be initiated without delay by infusion
Alexandre Theron, Christine Biron‐Andreani, Eric Jeziorski   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Validation of the Vaccination Confidence Scale: A Brief Measure to Identify Parents at Risk for Refusing Adolescent Vaccines [PDF]

, 2016
Objective To validate a brief measure of vaccination confidence using a large, nationally representative sample of parents. Methods We analyzed weighted data from 9018 parents who completed the 2010 National Immunization Survey–Teen, an annual ...
Brewer, Joseph M., Dempsey, Amanda F., Gilkey, Melissa, Magnus, Brooke E., McRee, Annie-Laurie, Reiter, Paul   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Characterization of Neuropsychiatric Conditions in United States Resettled Refugees at a Single Academic Center

Annals of Neurology, Volume 98, Issue 2, Page 231-235, August 2025.
Neuropsychiatric diseases are common among forcibly displaced persons, and a better understanding is needed to improve screening and treatment efforts. We performed a retrospective cross‐sectional study at a single academic center looking at neuropsychiatric diagnoses of United States resettled refugees presenting for their domestic medical examination.
Noor F. Shaik, Uttara Gadde, Aba Y. Barden‐Maja   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modelling count data with overdispersion and spatial effects [PDF]

, 2005
In this paper we consider regression models for count data allowing for overdispersion in a Bayesian framework. We account for unobserved heterogeneity in the data in two ways. On the one hand, we consider more flexible models than a common Poisson model
Czado, Claudia, Gschlößl, Susanne
core   +4 more sources

Confirmation of Fixed Quarterly Riliprubart Regimen in Patients with Cold Agglutinin Disease Using Population PK/PD and Exposure‐Response Analyses

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, Volume 118, Issue 2, Page 449-458, August 2025.
Riliprubart is a second‐generation, humanized immunoglobulin G4 that inhibits only the activated form of the C1s component of the proximal classical complement pathway. The clinical studies of riliprubart conducted thus far for the treatment of cold agglutinin disease (CAD), a rare autoimmune disease, include a Phase 1 first‐in‐human study in healthy ...
Timothy Chow, Marek Wardecki, Michael Storek, Nancy Wong   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mass gatherings: a review of the scope for meningococcal vaccination in the Indian context

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021
The risk of meningococcal transmission is increased with crowding and prolonged close proximity between people. There have been numerous invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) outbreaks associated with mass gatherings and other overcrowded situations ...
Anand P Dubey, Rashna Dass Hazarika, Veronique Abitbol, Shafi Kolhapure, Someya Agrawal   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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 Garcia Branco, Carolina F. Amoretti, Robert C. Tasker   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources