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Meningococcal disease in adolescents and young adults: a review of the rationale for prevention through vaccination

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2019
Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) caused by Neisseria meningitidis is characterized by high mortality and morbidity. While IMD incidence peaks in both infants and adolescents/young adults, carriage rates are often highest in the latter age groups ...
Cynthia Burman, Lidia Serra, Charles Nuttens, Jessica Presa, Paul Balmer, Laura York   +5 more
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Orthopaedic implications of physeal arrest following meningococcal septicaemia [PDF]

, 2010
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 45-46).Thirteen patients seen at Red Cross Children's and Maitland Cottage hospitals have under gone complex treatment for the significant deformities caused by meningococcal septicaemia.
Du Plessis, Jean-Pierre
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Updated ACIP statement for meningococcal vaccination in the United States [PDF]

Meningococcal-3-Mbaeyi-508 ...

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Meningococcal Carriage in Children with Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Receiving Eculizumab Therapy

Children
Background/Objectives: Eculizumab is a first-line treatment for atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), and patients undergoing eculizumab therapy may become more susceptible to infection caused by Neisseria meningitidis (Nm).
Asli Kavaz Tufan, Fatma Ozak Batibay, Gulsah Kaya Aksoy, Bora Gulhan, Beltinge Demircioglu Kilic, Ismail Dursun, Bahar Buyukkaragoz, Aysun Caltik Yilmaz, Hulya Nalcacioglu, Tulay Becerir, Nuran Cetin, Kubra Celegen, Meltem Dinleyici, Mucahit Kaya, Omer Kilic, Ener Cagri Dinleyici   +15 more
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Epidemiology and Clinical Outcomes of Meningococcal Infections in Japan: A Nationwide Inpatient Database Study From 2010 to 2023

Journal of Epidemiology
Background: Meningococcal infection remains a life-threatening disease despite advances in early recognition and therapy. While the incidence of meningococcal infection is extremely low in Japan, nationwide data on its clinical outcomes have been lacking.
Satoshi Kutsuna, Hiroyuki Ohbe, Yuya Kimura, Shuhei Yokoyama, Hiroki Matsui, Kiyohide Fushimi, Hideo Yasunaga   +6 more
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Epidemiological features of meningococcal infection in Russian Federation [PDF]

, 2018
© 2018 JPR SolutionsJPR Solutions. All Rights Reserved. Objective: Meningococcal infection is an actual problem due to the clinical and epidemiological features of the disease.

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Hereditary deficiency of the seventh component of complement and recurrent meningococcal infection: investigations of an irish family using a novel haemolytic screening assay for complement activity and c7 m/n allotyping

, 1994
Terminal complement component deficiency predisposes to meningococcal infection and is inherited in an autosomal co-dominant manner. An Irish family is described, in which 2 of 3 brothers had recurrent meningococcal infection. A novel screening assay was
Würzner, R., Doherty, J., McCarthy, C. F., Egan, L. J., Orren, A.   +4 more
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Morbidity status for selected vaccine-preventable infections in the Irkutsk region in different periods of vaccine prevention

Acta Biomedica Scientifica
Background. The success of vaccination prevention at the present stage is undeniable. However, the epidemiological features of individual infections dictate the need of optimizing this preventive measure.
T. A. Bayanova
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Induction of the antimicrobial peptide CRAMP in the blood-brain barrier and meninges after meningococcal infection

, 2006
Antimicrobial peptides are present in most living species and constitute important effector molecules of innate immunity. Recently, we and others have detected antimicrobial peptides in the brain.
Bergman, Peter, Jonsson, Ann-Beth,, Gallo, Richard L., Gudmundsson, Gudmundur H., Agerberth, Birgitta, Hökfelt, Tomas, Jones, Allison,, Wan, Hong,, Johansson, Linda, Bergman, P,, Jonsson, A-B, Johansson, L,, Gallo, RL, Wan, H, Gudmundsson, GH, Agerberth, B,, Jones, A, Hokfelt, T   +17 more
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Epidemiological features of meningococcal infection in Russian Federation

, 2020
© 2018 JPR SolutionsJPR Solutions. All Rights Reserved. Objective: Meningococcal infection is an actual problem due to the clinical and epidemiological features of the disease.

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