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Impact of host factors and invasive meningococci on bacterial adhesion, proliferation, primary nasal epithelial barrier function, and immune response

Microbiology Spectrum
Neisseria meningitidis colonizes the human upper airway mucosa, which can progress into invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) upon breaching the epithelial barrier.
Daan W. Arends, Debbie van Rooijen, Esther van Woudenbergh, Janine Wolf, Milou Ohm, Marien I. de Jonge, Gerco den Hartog   +6 more
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Implementation and use of risk minimization control tools in the EU: A multistakeholder survey

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims This study characterized stakeholders' experiences with national implementation of risk minimization control tools (RMCTs), such as healthcare professional qualification, healthcare facility accreditation and medical intervention prior to treatment initiation, for eight medicinal products across eight European Union countries. Methods We conducted
Sharon C. M. Essink, Iris R. Joosse, Maximilian Salcher‐Konrad, Melanie Walter, Elena Deligianni, Dimitra Tsioumela, Christos Kontogiorgis, Elita Poplavska, Iluta Žīgure, Christina E. Hoeve, Teresa Leonardo Alves, Ella D. van Vliet, Renato Ferreira‐da‐Silva, Ana Kodrič, Mitja Kos, Juan Erviti, Marta Gutiérrez‐Valencia, Luis Carlos Saiz, Sofia Kälvemark Sporrong, Emelie Karlsson, Christine Leopold, Marie L. De Bruin   +21 more
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Clinical Case of Repeated Generalized Infection and Meningitis in Immunocompetent Child

Педиатрическая фармакология, 2021
Background. Meningococcal disease is socially significant, deadly infectious disease characterized by severe and unpredictable course. Clinical case description.
Mariya S. Vedyashkina, Anna M. Dubrovsky, Olga V. Lopatina, Svetlana V. Rychkova   +3 more
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Vaccination for girls and women across the life course: Evidence‐based recommendations for clinical practice and policy

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Vaccination across the life course is a cornerstone of preventive health care for girls and women. Although WHO recommends completion of essential vaccines by adolescence, global coverage remains suboptimal. Vaccine‐preventable diseases—including HPV‐related cancers, vaginal, vulvar, anal, oropharyngeal, influenza, pertussis, hepatitis B ...
Hema Divakar, Fionnuala M. McAuliffe, Gelila Goba, Chiara Benedetto, Méabh N. Bhuinneáin, Suvarna Khadilkar, Marisa Labovsky, Michael Abou‐Dakn, Eytan R. Barnea, Agnaldo Lopes da Silva‐Filho, Elizabete Argale, Andrea Genazzani, Diana Ramos, Dharmintra Pasupathy   +13 more
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CHAPLE‐Like Enteropathy and Renal Microangiopathy in an Adult Patient With CD46 Deficiency

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, EarlyView.
We report an adult patient with a homozygous CD46 variant presenting with lifelong protein‐losing enteropathy, intestinal lymphangiectasia, and CVID‐like hypogammaglobulinemia mimicking CHAPLE syndrome. Concurrent renal biopsy revealed PLA2R‐negative membranous nephropathy with chronic thrombotic microangiopathy, establishing multi‐organ complement ...
Bircan Erden, Pelin Korkmaz, Halil Yazici, Ahmet Burak Dirim, Fatih Beşışık, Nevzat Kahveci, Zeynep Kilinc, Derya Unal, Osman Ozan Yegit, Tuğba Kalaycı, Özge Hürdoğan, Yasemin Özlük, Melek Büyük, Asli Gelincik, Semra Demir   +14 more
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the course of a invasive meningococcal disease in a patient of military age from specific prophylaxis (clinical case)

Журнал инфектологии, 2020
Meningococcal infection is an acute infectious disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis, characterized by a polymorphism of clinical manifestations from meningococcus carriage to invasive forms.
V. V. Sharabkhanov, K. V. Zhdanov, S. M. Zakharenko, N. I. Lvov, K. V. Kozlov, E. N. Koudelka, Yu. I. Lyashenko, K. S. Ivanov, Yu. I. Bulankov, A. N. Kovalenko, M. V. Yaremenko, V. A. Cheprakova, N. A. Kuvshinova   +12 more
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Trends in hospitalizations for vaccine‐preventable diseases in the United States from 2014 to 2024

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Objectives Vaccination rates have declined in recent years, resulting in outbreaks of vaccine‐preventable diseases (VPDs) among children. We aimed to evaluate VPD hospitalization rates from 2014 to 2024 and to report associated trends in outcomes including intensive care utilization, mortality, readmissions, and costs.
Nathan M. Money, Erin Sullivan, Hannah Rector, Corrie E. McDaniel, Jessica L. Markham, Mersine A. Bryan   +5 more
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Risk and protective factors for meningococcal disease in adolescents: matched cohort study [PDF]

, 2006
Objective: To examine biological and social risk factors for meningococcal disease in adolescents. Design: Prospective, population based, matched cohort study with controls matched for age and sex in 1:1 matching.
Stuart, J.M., Kaczmarski, E., Tully, J., Coen, P.G., Klein, N., Peckham, C., Viner, R.M., Zambon, M., Booth, C., Booy, R.   +9 more
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Management of Refractory Thymoma‐Associated Myasthenia Gravis With Sequential FcRn Antagonist and Complement Inhibition Combined With Resection of Pleural Dissemination

Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Myasthenia gravis (MG) associated with disseminated thymoma is often refractory to conventional treatments due to continuous autoantibody production. The optimal treatment strategy, particularly the combination of complement component 5 (C5) inhibitor, neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) antagonist, and surgical resection in thymoma‐associated ...
Hiroyuki Takenaka, Madoka Iida, Yuki Fukami, Masahisa Katsuno   +3 more
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Epidemiology of Meningococcal Disease, New York City, 1989–2000

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003
Study of the epidemiologic trends in meningococcal disease is important in understanding infection dynamics and developing timely and appropriate public health interventions.
Alexandre Sampaio Moura, Ariel Pablos-Méndez, Marcelle Layton, Don Weiss   +3 more
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