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High prevalence of antibodies to human herpesvirus 8 in relatives of patients with classic Kaposi's sarcoma from Sardinia [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
A survey for antibodies to a recombinant small viral capsid antigen (sVCA) of human herpesvirus type 8 (HHV‐8) was conducted in Sardinia, one of the world's highest incidence areas for classic Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). Prevalence of antibodies to HHV‐8 sVCA
Angeloni, Antonio   +11 more
core   +1 more source

A space-time conditional intensity model for infectious disease occurence [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
A novel point process model continuous in space-time is proposed for infectious disease data. Modelling is based on the conditional intensity function (CIF) and extends an additive-multiplicative CIF model previously proposed for discrete space epidemic ...
Assunçáo   +26 more
core   +3 more sources

A Comprehensive Review of Meningococcal Disease Burden in India

open access: yesInfectious Diseases and Therapy, 2020
Introduction Meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis has a high case fatality rate. Of 12 distinct serogroups, A, B, C, W-135 (W) and Y cause the majority of infections.
Ashok Kumar Dutta   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neisseria Meningitidis Urethritis in a Thai Male

open access: yesJournal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR), 2021
Although Neisseria meningitidis (N. meningitidis) urogenital infections have been reported widely, meningococcal urethritis has not been reported previously in Thailand.
Jaray Tongtoyai   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Post vaccinal temporary sensorineural hearing loss [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
In our systematic research we identified four studies concerning the onset of neurological adverse events following vaccination and two excluding this association.
De Cesare, Donato Pompeo   +8 more
core   +1 more source

A Vaccine Against Group B Streptococcus: Recent Advances [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Group B streptococcus (GBS) causes a high burden of neonatal and infant disease globally. Implementing a vaccine for pregnant women is a promising strategy to prevent neonatal and infant GBS disease and has been identified as a priority by the World ...
Carreras-Abad, C   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Neisseria meningitidis IgA1-specific serine protease exhibits novel cleavage activity against IgG3

open access: yesVirulence, 2021
Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus) is a common bacterial colonizer of the human nasopharynx but can occasionally cause very severe systemic infections with rapid onset.
Christian Spoerry   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Penicillin Use in Meningococcal Disease Management: Active Bacterial Core Surveillance Sites, 2009. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
In 2009, in the Active Bacterial Core surveillance sites, penicillin was not commonly used to treat meningococcal disease. This is likely because of inconsistent availability of antimicrobial susceptibility testing and ease of use of third-generation ...
Anderson, Raydel   +18 more
core   +2 more sources

Caracterização epidemiológica da doença meningocócica na área metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 1976 a 1994 Epidemiological characterization of meningococcal disease in a metropolitan area in Southeastern Brazil, 1976-1994

open access: yesRevista de Saúde Pública, 1997
INTRODUÇÃO: A doença meningocócica (DM) continua merecendo avaliações quanto a sua multicausalidade endêmica e epidêmica e seu comportamento evolutivo, nos diferentes locais.
Silvana Granado N. Gama   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bacterial outer membrane vesicles and vaccine applications [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Vaccines based on outer membrane vesicles (OMV) were developed more than 20 years ago against Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B. These nano-sized structures exhibit remarkable potential for immunomodulation of immune responses and delivery of “self ...
Acevedo, Reinaldo   +10 more
core   +2 more sources

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