Epidemiological Characteristics of Meningococcal Infection in Moscow [PDF]
Эпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, 2020 Aims. The purpose of this study was to identify current epidemiological features of meningococcal infection in Moscow.Materials and methods. Cases of invasive meningococcal disease in Moscow from 2014 to 2018 and the biomaterial from patients with an ...
M. I. Gritsay +3 more
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Neisseria meningitidis differentially controls host cell motility through PilC1 and PilC2 components of type IV Pili. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2009 Neisseria meningitidis is a strictly human pathogen that has two facets since asymptomatic carriage can unpredictably turn into fulminant forms of infection.
Philippe C Morand +4 more
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Heart damage during meningococcal infection
Лечащий ВрачBackground. Meningococcal infection (MI) remains relevant in the modern world. In the Russian Federation, there is currently an increase in cases of meningococcal infection in the adult population.
A. A. Grishaeva +4 more
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PREVENTION OF MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTION [PDF]
Медицинский совет, 2017 The article presents data on the relevance of meningococcal infection and the possibility of its prevention by vaccination. Spend a literary analysis of the efficacy and safety of vaccines against meningococcal disease. The results of the epidemiological
I. V. FRIDMAN, S. M. KHARIT
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Social Behavior and Meningococcal Carriage in British Teenagers
, 2006 Understanding predisposing factors for meningococcal carriage may identify targets for public health interventions. Before mass vaccination with meningococcal group C conjugate vaccine began in autumn 1999, we took pharyngeal swabs from ?14,000 UK ...
Evans, M.R. +10 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.
Rachael, T. +14 more
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Investigating the aetiology of and evaluating the impact of the Men C vaccination programme on probable meningococcal disease in England and Wales. [PDF]
, 2006 The aims were to (1) investigate the aetiology of probable meningococcal disease, where a clinical diagnosis is made in the absence of laboratory data, and (2) evaluate the impact of the Men C vaccination programme in England and Wales.
Davison, KL +3 more
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A case of invasive meningococcal disease presenting as myopericarditis
Clinical Infection in Practice, 2021 Background: Neisseria meningitidis is a universally-feared Gram negative diplococcus, and infection confers high rates of morbidity and mortality despite effective antimicrobial therapy.
Simon M. Durkin +3 more
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Meningococcal and pneumococcal meningitis in Northern Ghana [PDF]
, 2008 Despite improvements in technology, treatments and understanding of how bacterial meningitis develops, the disease remains a potentially life-threatening emergency capable of causing significant morbidity and mortality. N. meningitidis, S.
Forgor, Abdulai Adams
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Rare generalized form of meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W
Журнал инфектологии, 2020 The article presents current data on the high epidemiological and social significance of meningococcal infection caused by Neisseria meningitidis W in the Russian Federation and abroad.
L. N. Mazankova +4 more
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