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Heart damage during meningococcal infection

Лечащий Врач
Background. 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, L. K. Alimova, A. M. Domkina, Zh. B. Ponezheva, V. V. Maleev   +4 more
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N. meningitidis and TLR Polymorphisms: A Fascinating Immunomodulatory Network

Vaccines, 2016
N. meningitidis infections represent a global health problem that can lead to the development of serious permanent sequelae. Although the use of antibiotics and prevention via vaccination have reduced the incidence of meningococcal disease, our ...
Elena Gianchecchi, Alessandro Torelli, Giulia Piccini, Simona Piccirella, Emanuele Montomoli   +4 more
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Epidemiology in Meningococcal Infections

Eurasian Journal of Medicine, 2019
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Neisseria meningitidis Sequence Type and Risk for Death, Iceland

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006
Invasive meningococcal infections are hyperendemic in Iceland, a relatively isolated country in the mid-Atlantic. We performed a nationwide study on all viable meningococcal strains (N = 362) from 1977 to 2004.
Magnús Gottfreðsson, Mathew A. Diggle, David I. Lawrie, Helga Erlendsdóttir, Hjördís Harðardóttir, Karl G. Kristinsson, Stuart C. Clarke   +6 more
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Serum bactericidal activity against circulating and reference strains of meningococcal serogroup B in the United States: A review of the strain coverage of meningococcal serogroup B (MenB) vaccines in adolescents and young adults

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2023
Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is rare but associated with high morbidity and mortality. In the United States, the most vulnerable age groups are infants and adolescents/young adults, and the most common type of IMD is caused by serogroup B (MenB).
Jessica Presa, Cynthia Burman, Maria J. Tort, Alejandro Cane, Joseph A. Bocchini   +4 more
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The attitudes, behaviors, and knowledge of healthcare professionals towards the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of bacterial meningitis in Turkey

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2019
Introduction: Bacterial meningitis is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children and adults. Better understanding of the seroepidemiology of meningitis is critical for both the selection and implementation of an effective ...
Meltem Dinleyici, Merve Iseri Nepesov, Oguz Resat Sipahi, Kursat Bora Carman, Omer Kilic, Ener Cagri Dinleyici   +5 more
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Serogroup W-135 Meningococcal Disease during the Hajj, 2000

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003
An outbreak of serogroup W-135 meningococcal disease occurred during the 2000 Hajj in Saudi Arabia. Disease was reported worldwide in Hajj pilgrims and their close contacts; however, most cases were identified in Saudi Arabia.
Jairam R. Lingappa, Abdullah M. Al-Rabeah, Rana Hajjeh, Tajammal Mustafa, Adel Fatani, Tami Al-Bassam, Amira Badukhan, Abdulhafiz Turkistani, Nassen Al-Hamdan, Mohamed Al-Jeffri, Yaqoub Al Mazrou, Bradley A. Perkins, Tanja Popovic, Leonard W. Mayer, Nancy E. Rosenstein   +14 more
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Increased incidence of Neisseria meningitidis infections in Nuevo León, Mexico

Salud Pública de México, 2020
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María Teresa Ramírez-Elizondo, Elvira Garza-González, Gabriela Echániz-Aviles, Samantha Flores-Treviño, María Noemí Carnalla-Barajas, Adrián Camacho-Ortiz   +5 more
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Fatal meningococcal meningitis in a HIV-infected patient caused by serogroup C Neisseria meningitidis belonging to the non-hypervirulent clonal complex ST-60 (cc60)

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Meningococcal strains belonging to clonal complex cc60 are not associated with hypervirulent lineages and were never reported as causing disease in Latin American countries.
Claudia Ferreira de Andrade, Denise Cotrim da Cunha, Veronica Cavalcanti, Ivano de Filippis   +3 more
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The Meningococcal Cysteine Transport System Plays a Crucial Role in Neisseria meningitidis Survival in Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells

mBio, 2018
While Neisseria meningitidis typically exists in an asymptomatic nasopharyngeal carriage state, it may cause potentially lethal diseases in humans, such as septicemia or meningitis, by invading deeper sites in the body. Since the nutrient compositions of
Hideyuki Takahashi, Haruo Watanabe, Kwang Sik Kim, Shigeyuki Yokoyama, Tatsuo Yanagisawa   +4 more
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