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BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2022 Background Aiming to the containment of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, governments worldwide have implemented a series of non-pharmaceutical interventions.
Theoklis Zaoutis +10 more
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Bacterial outer membrane vesicles and vaccine applications [PDF]
, 2014 Vaccines based on outer membrane vesicles (OMV) were developed more than 20 years ago against Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B. These nano-sized structures exhibit remarkable potential for immunomodulation of immune responses and delivery of “self ...
Acevedo, Reinaldo +10 more
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Herd Protection against Meningococcal Disease through Vaccination
Microorganisms, 2020 Reduction in the transmission of Neisseria meningitidis within a population results in fewer invasive disease cases. Vaccination with meningococcal vaccines composed of high weight capsular polysaccharide without carrier proteins has minimal effect ...
S. Clark, R. Borrow
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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 +18 more
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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
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Factors Associated with Immunization Opinion Leadership among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Los Angeles, California [PDF]
, 2018 We sought to identify the characteristics of men who have sex with men (MSM) who are opinion leaders on immunization issues and to identify potential opportunities to leverage their influence for vaccine promotion within MSM communities.
Bednarczyk, Robert +9 more
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University-Based Outbreaks of Meningococcal Disease Caused by Serogroup B, United States, 2013–2018
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019 We reviewed university-based outbreaks of meningococcal disease caused by serogroup B and vaccination responses in the United States in the years following serogroup B meningococcal (MenB) vaccine availability.
Heidi M. Soeters +6 more
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MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2017 Use of eculizumab (Soliris, Alexion Pharmaceuticals), a terminal complement inhibitor, is associated with a 1,000-fold to 2,000-fold increased incidence of meningococcal disease (1).
L. McNamara +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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Meningococcal disease: A paradigm of type‐IV pilus dependent pathogenesis
Cellular Microbiology, 2020 Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus) is a Gram‐negative bacterium responsible for two devastating forms of invasive diseases: purpura fulminans and meningitis.
Isabel Dos Santos Souza +6 more
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