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Meningococcaemia causing necrotizing cellulitis associated with acquired complement deficiency after gastric bypass surgery: a case report

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background Neisseria meningitidis has rarely been described as an agent of necrotic soft tissue infection. Case presentation We report a case of a septic shock with necrotizing cellulitis due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W, treated by urgent ...
Zoe Pletschette, Elodie De Groote, Wesley Mattheus, Charlotte Waxweiler, Jacques Creteur, David Grimaldi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Systematic Review of Cases of Meningitis in the Absence of Cerebrospinal Fluid Pleocytosis on Lumbar Puncture [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Definitive diagnosis of meningitis is made by analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) obtained from a lumbar puncture (LP), which may take days.
Pettigrew, Alexis, Troendle, Michelle
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Associations between adjustment disorder and hospital-based infections in the Danish population. [PDF]

, 2020
OBJECTIVE:There is some evidence that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with increased risk of infections, and it is unknown whether adjustment disorder is as well.
Farkas, Dóra Körmendiné, Galea, Sandro, Gradus, Jaimie L, Jiang, Tammy, Lash, Timothy L, Smith, Meghan L, Sumner, Jennifer A, Sørensen, Henrik Toft   +7 more
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An economic analysis of a pneumococcal vaccine programme in people aged over 64 years in a developed country setting. [PDF]

, 2005
BACKGROUND: Polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccination for older adults is being introduced in developed country settings. Evidence of protection by this vaccine against pneumococcal pneumonia, or confirmation that illness and death from bacteraemia are ...
Cutts, Felicity T, Hall, Andrew J, Mangtani, Punam, Roberts, Jennifer A   +3 more
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Engineered Low‐Endotoxin Bacterial Biomimetic Vesicles for Enhanced Oral Dual‐Antigen Subunit Vaccine Delivery

Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, Volume 14, Issue 12, December 2025.
A genetically engineered low‐endotoxin Salmonella choleraesuis biomimetic vesicle (CSS‐BBV), coated with COS, is utilized to enhance the oral delivery efficacy of subunit vaccines. The modular SpyCatcher/SpG design enables rapid dual‐antigen conjugation, providing a versatile platform for the development of infectious disease vaccines. ABSTRACT Subunit
Xuegang Shen, Shujie Wang, Kunying Qiu, Zeqing Liu, Xiaoxiao Tian, Fandan Meng, Yan‐Dong Tang, Haiwei Wang, Mingxia Sun, Xue‐Hui Cai, Tong‐Qing An, Yong‐Bo Yang   +11 more
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2024 update on meningococcal vaccination recommendations for children and adults

Pediatria Polska
The best protection against invasive infections caused by meningococcus (Neisseria meningitidis), which can lead to death or permanent disability, is immunization.
Ernest Kuchar, Hanna Czajka, Ewelina Gowin, Maria Katarzyna Borszewska-Kornacka, Aneta Nitsch-Osuch, Anna Skoczyńska, Leszek Szenborn, August Wrotek, Jacek Wysocki, Agnieszka Mastalerz-Migas, Jarosław Peregud-Pogorzelski, Teresa Jackowska   +11 more
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Genetic Variation in NFKBIE Is Associated With Increased Risk of Pneumococcal Meningitis in Children

EBioMedicine, 2016
Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis are frequent pathogens in life-threatening infections. Genetic variation in the immune system may predispose to these infections.
Lene F. Lundbo, Zitta Barrella Harboe, Louise N. Clausen, Mads V. Hollegaard, Henrik T. Sørensen, David M. Hougaard, Helle B. Konradsen, Mette Nørgaard, Thomas Benfield   +8 more
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Systematic Review of Postvaccination Ocular Adverse Events: A Comprehensive Analysis of Published Reports

Journal of Medical Virology, Volume 97, Issue 12, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Ocular adverse events following COVID‐19 vaccination are well described; however, systematic analyses of non‐COVID antiviral vaccines remain limited. This review aimed to evaluate ocular complications associated with non‐COVID antiviral immunizations, including influenza, varicella‐zoster (VZV), human papillomavirus (HPV), and hepatitis B (HBV)
Yaru Zou, Koju Kamoi, Yuan Zong, Jing Zhang, Mingming Yang, Kyoko Ohno‐Matsui   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mortality and morbidity in community-acquired sepsis in European pediatric intensive care units: a prospective cohort study from the European Childhood Life-threatening Infectious Disease Study (EUCLIDS)

Critical Care, 2018
Background Sepsis is one of the main reasons for non-elective admission to pediatric intensive care units (PICUs), but little is known about determinants influencing outcome.
Navin P. Boeddha, Luregn J. Schlapbach, Gertjan J. Driessen, Jethro A. Herberg, Irene Rivero-Calle, Miriam Cebey-López, Daniela S. Klobassa, Ria Philipsen, Ronald de Groot, David P. Inwald, Simon Nadel, Stéphane Paulus, Eleanor Pinnock, Fatou Secka, Suzanne T. Anderson, Rachel S. Agbeko, Christoph Berger, Colin G. Fink, Enitan D. Carrol, Werner Zenz, Michael Levin, Michiel van der Flier, Federico Martinón-Torres, Jan A. Hazelzet, Marieke Emonts, on behalf of the EUCLIDS consortium   +25 more
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Dramatic decline of serogrup C meningococcal disease incidence in Catalonia (Spain) 24 months after a mass vaccination programme of children and young people [PDF]

, 2001
STUDY OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a mass vaccination programme carried out in Catalonia (Spain) in the last quarter of 1997 in response to an upsurge of serogroup C meningococcal disease (SCMD).
Domínguez García, Àngela, Muñoz, Pilar, Parrón Bernabé, Ignacio, Prats, Guillem, 1942-, Salleras i Sanmartí, Lluís   +4 more
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