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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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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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Human genetics of meningococcal infections. [PDF]

Hum Genet, 2020
Neisseria meningitidis is a leading cause of bacterial septicaemia and meningitis worldwide. Meningococcal disease is rare but can be life threatening with a tendency to affect children.
Hodeib S, Herberg JA, Levin M, Sancho-Shimizu V.   +3 more
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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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Treatment of meningococcal infection [PDF]

Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2003
Aggressive early treatment of meningococcal disease can reduce mortality. This relies on prompt recognition and treatment of the complications of septicaemia and meningitis, appropriate ongoing intensive care where necessary, and adequate management of multiple organ failure.
S B, Welch, S, Nadel
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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, Granerod, J, Crowcroft, NS, Ramsay, ME   +3 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., Stuart, J.M., T. RACHAEL, Schubert, K, J. M. STUART, W. HELLENBRAND, G. KRAUSE, Stuart, JM, K. SCHUBERT, Krause, Gérard, Hellenbrand, Wiebke, Schubert, K., Rachael, T, Hellenbrand, W, Krause, G   +14 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, 2011
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, Biologist, Denise Cotrim da Cunha, MD, Veronica Cavalcanti, Biologist, Ivano de Filippis   +3 more
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