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Parental knowledge, attitudes, and acceptability of meningococcal vaccination in Istanbul, Turkey: A cross-sectional survey [PDF]

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Meningococcal infections range from asymptomatic carriage to fulminant sepsis with tissue necrosis. As the disease progresses rapidly, vaccination remains the most effective preventive strategy.
Şerif Serifoglu, Tamay Gürbüz
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Is meningococcal B vaccination needed in the post-COVID-19 world? [PDF]

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud
Neisseria meningitidis is the main cause of bacterial meningitis worldwide and is transmitted through respiratory secretions. Meningitis is a serious public health problema because of its high morbidity and mortality rates and the risk of causing ...
Amanda Izeli Portilho, Elizabeth De Gaspari   +1 more
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Knowledge Levels and Attitudes of Pediatric Physicians Regarding Meningococcal Infections and Vaccines: A Cross-Sectional Study

Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi
Objective: Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) clinically manifests as meningitis, meningococcemia, or a combination of both. Globally, approximately 1.2 million meningococcal cases are reported annually, resulting in 135,000 deaths.
Hicran Altın
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Eculizumab and ravulizumab clinical trial and real-world pharmacovigilance of meningococcal infections across indications. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
IntroductionComplement 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, Arshad Mujeebuddin   +1 more
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Meningococcal infection

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.
Vijayalakshmi, vinothkannan Vinoth
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Insight into Prevention of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae: A Short Review

Vaccines, 2022
Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonococcus) and Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus) are important global pathogens which cause the sexually transmitted diseases gonorrhea and meningitis, respectively, as well as sepsis.
Vincenza La Fauci, Daniela Lo Giudice, Raffaele Squeri, Cristina Genovese   +3 more
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Recommendations of the Polish Paediatric Society, the Polish Society of Vaccinology, and the Polish Society of Family Medicine on meningococcal vaccinations in children and adults in Poland

Pediatria Polska, 2022
Invasive meningococcal disease is a dangerous bacterial infection that often leads to death or permanent disability. Immunization is the best strategy to protect individuals against invasive infections caused by Neisseria meningitidis.
Ernest Kuchar, Hanna Czajka, Ewelina Gowin, Aneta Nitsch-Osuch, Anna Skoczyńska, Leszek Szenborn, August Wrotek, Jacek Wysocki, Agnieszka Mastalerz-Migas, Jarosław Peregud-Pogorzelski, Teresa Jackowska   +10 more
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Looking beyond meningococcal B with the 4CMenB vaccine: the Neisseria effect

npj Vaccines, 2021
Infections with Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae have different clinical manifestations, but the bacteria share up to 80–90% genome sequence identity.
Yara Ruiz García, Woo-Yun Sohn, Kate L. Seib, Muhamed-Kheir Taha, Julio A. Vázquez, Ana Paula S. de Lemos, Kumaran Vadivelu, Mariagrazia Pizza, Rino Rappuoli, Rafik Bekkat-Berkani   +9 more
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Evidence for Multi-Organ Infection During Experimental Meningococcal Sepsis due to ST-11 Isolates in Human Transferrin-Transgenic Mice

Microorganisms, 2020
The description of invasive meningococcal disease that is provoked by Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) is frequently restricted to meningitis. However, a wide panel of clinical presentations can be encountered including severe forms with intense inflammatory ...
Michael Levy, Myriam Aouiti Trabelsi, Muhamed-Kheir Taha   +2 more
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Exploring the Ability of Meningococcal Vaccines to Elicit Mucosal Immunity: Insights from Humans and Mice

Pathogens, 2021
Neisseria meningitidis causes a devastating invasive disease but is also a normal colonizer of the human nasopharynx. Due to the rapid progression of disease, the best tool to protect individuals against meningococcal infections is immunization. Clinical
Elissa G. Currie, Scott D. Gray-Owen
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