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Toward a Global Genomic Epidemiology of Meningococcal Disease.

Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is invaluable for studying the epidemiology of meningococcal disease. Here we provide a perspective on the use of WGS for meningococcal molecular surveillance and outbreak investigation, where it helps to characterize ...
Adam C. Retchless, L. Fox, M. Maiden, Vinny Smith, L. Harrison, L. Glennie, O. Harrison, Xin Wang   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Vaccination Coverage and Factors Associated With Incomplete Vaccination Schedules in Children Under 5 in a Peripheral Area of the Federal District of Brazil

Public Health Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To estimate vaccination coverage (VC) and analyze the factors associated with the incomplete vaccination schedule (IVS) in children under 5 years of age in two Basic Health Units in the Federal District of Brazil. Design A cross‐sectional study.
Ivea Rayane Mendes Nicacio Viana, Henry Maia Peixoto   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

What is the evidence for giving chemoprophylaxis to children or students attending the same preschool, school or college as a case of meningococcal disease? [PDF]

, 2011
We performed a systematic literature review to assess the effectiveness of chemoprophylaxis for contacts of sporadic cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in educational settings.
Ackerman, Barker, Bernabeu, Cartwright, Davison, Dawson, Favorova, Ferson, Fraser, G. HANQUET, Giovanetti, González de Aledo, Granerod, Hastings, Hoek, J. M. STUART, Jacobson, Juels, Norton, O'Donovan, P. STEFANOFF, Palau, Riordan, Robinson, S. HEUBERGER, S. NIELSEN, Scholten, Schubiger, Stefanoff, Sutton, W. HELLENBRAND   +30 more
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Invasive Meningococcal Disease in the Vaccine Era

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2018
Infection with the meningococcus is one of the main causes of meningitis and septicaemia worldwide. Humans are the only natural reservoir for the meningococcus which is found primarily as a commensal inhabitant in the nasopharynx in ~10% of adults, and ...
S. Nadel, N. Ninis
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Stewardship of Molecular Diagnostics in Transplant Viral Infections

Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transplant environment requires special considerations when testing for viral infections as immunosuppression results in atypical infection profiles. Microbes otherwise considered commensals or causing mild disease can lead to severe infections in transplant environments. Therefore, guidelines tend to recommend broader microbial testing in
Scott Sugden, David Reynoso, Reema Mathew, Michael Loeffelholz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The important lessons lurking in the history of meningococcal epidemiology

Expert Review of Vaccines
Introduction The epidemiology of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD), a rare but potentially fatal illness, is typically described as unpredictable and subject to sporadic outbreaks.Areas covered Meningococcal epidemiology and vaccine use during the ...
Ray Borrow, Jamie Findlow
doaj   +1 more source

Iowa Health Focus, September 2004 [PDF]

, 2004
Monthly newsletter for the Iowa Department of Public ...

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Development of a SimpleProbe real-Time PCR Assay for rapid detection and identification of the US novel urethrotropic clade of Neisseria meningitidis ST-11 (US_NmUC) [PDF]

, 2020
Urethritis, or inflammation of the urethra, is one of the most common reasons men seek clinical care. Sexually transmitted pathogens including Neisseria gonorrhoeae are responsible for over half of the symptomatic urethritis cases in U.S. men.
Ermel, Aaron, Nelson, David E., Qadadri, Brahim, Toh, Evelyn, Williams, James A.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Tocilizumab provides a potential therapeutic option for the management of hyperhaemolysis syndrome in sickle cell disease: A case series and brief narrative overview of the literature

Transfusion Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Objectives Hyperhaemolysis syndrome is a life‐threatening complication of transfusion, potentially triggered by macrophage activation, with limited treatment options. Tocilizumab, an anti‐IL6 monoclonal antibody, has mechanistic rationale for use and has been shown to be effective in a small number of cases.
S. Wolf, B. Singh, A. Zaidi, P. Greaves, F. Oyesanya, S. Bennett, B. Kaya, F. Barroso, P. Telfer   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Infectious diseases: meningococcal disease

Western Journal of Medicine, 2000
This article comes from Clinical Evidence (2000;3:350-357), a new resource for clinicians produced jointly by the BMJ Publishing Group and theAmerican College of Physicians—American Society of Internal Medicine.Clinical Evidence is an extensively peer-reviewed publication that summarizes the best available evidence on the effects of common clinical ...
openaire   +3 more sources