Meningococcal Disease in Patients With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: A Review of Cases Reported Through Active Surveillance in the United States, 2000-2008. [PDF]
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 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 +17 more
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A Seroepidemiological Study of Serogroup A Meningococcal Infection in the African Meningitis Belt. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The pattern of epidemic meningococcal disease in the African meningitis belt may be influenced by the background level of population immunity but this has been measured infrequently.
Olivier Manigart +33 more
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Spravočnik vrača obŝej praktiki (Journal of Family Medicine)The article provides a brief description of the prevalence of meningococcal infection in our country and abroad. The basics of the classification of Neisseria meningitidis are outlined, in particular, the division into serogroups, serotypes, and serosubtypes.
Y. Korobka
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Hospitalizations related to meningococcal infection in Spain from 1997 to 2018 [PDF]
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021 Background Baseline hospitalization, mortality, and in-hospital fatality rates for meningococcal infection are required to evaluate preventive interventions, such as the inclusion of the conjugated quadrivalent meningococcal vaccine and serogroup B based
Stefan Walter +5 more
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Журнал инфектологии, 2021 Objective. To study the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of meningococcal disease morbidity in the Penza Region population for the period 2007-2019.Materials and methods.
V. L. Melnikov +2 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 +4 more
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Prophylactic amoxicillin for the prevention of meningococcal infection in infants with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome under treatment with eculizumab: a report of two cases. [PDF]
CEN Case Rep, 2020 Tanaka K, Fujita N, Hibino S.
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Eculizumab and ravulizumab clinical trial and real-world pharmacovigilance of meningococcal infections across indications. [PDF]
PLoS ONEIntroductionComplement component 5 inhibitor therapies (C5ITs) for rare hematological, renal, and neurological diseases are associated with increased meningococcal infection risk. Robust risk mitigation measures include vaccination, drug safety programs,
Cynthia Carrillo Infante +1 more
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Журнал инфектологии, 2017 The objective of the research was to study clinical and epidemiological features and outcomes of generalized forms of meningococcal infection in children from Krasnoyarsk and Krasnoyarsk Territory during the period from 2012 to 2016.
G. P. Martynova +7 more
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