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What is the evidence for giving chemoprophylaxis to children or students attending the same preschool, school or college as a case of meningococcal disease? [PDF]

, 2011
We performed a systematic literature review to assess the effectiveness of chemoprophylaxis for contacts of sporadic cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in educational settings.
Heuberger, S., Stuart, J.M., G. HANQUET, Nielsen, Stine, Stefanoff, P., P. STEFANOFF, Hanquet, G, Hanquet, Germaine, S. HEUBERGER, Nielsen, S, J. M. STUART, W. HELLENBRAND, Stefanoff, P, Stuart, JM, Hellenbrand, Wiebke, Heuberger, S, S. NIELSEN, Hellenbrand, W, Hanquet, G.   +18 more
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Lower incidence and higher case fatality rates associated with invasive meningococcal disease during COVID-19 pandemic restrictions (March 2020 to July 2021) in England

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Objectives: Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) declined during lockdown periods, whereas case fatality rates (CFRs) increased. These returned to baseline when restrictions were removed and IMD was re-established.
Emma J. Heymer, Helen Campbell, Stephen A. Clark, Jay Lucidarme, Sonia Ribeiro, Xilian Bai, Ray Borrow, Shamez N. Ladhani   +7 more
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Neisseria meningitidis IgA1-specific serine protease exhibits novel cleavage activity against IgG3

Virulence, 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, Jens Karlsson, Marie-Stephanie Aschtgen, Edmund Loh   +3 more
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Neisseria Meningitidis Urethritis in a Thai Male

Journal 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, Nongkran Tatakham, Thitima Cherdtrakulkiat, Pachara Sirivongrangson, Andrew Hickey   +4 more
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Epstein-Barr virus but not cytomegalovirus is associated with reduced vaccine antibody responses in Gambian infants. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) are persistent herpesviruses that have various immunomodulatory effects on their hosts. Both viruses are usually acquired in infancy in Sub-Saharan Africa, a region where childhood vaccines ...
Ebrima S Touray, Whittle, H., Miles David J. C., Kaye, Steve, Melba S Palmero, Roberts, E., Ojuola, Olubukola, Miles, DJ, Palmero Melba S., Ojuola, O, Kaye Steve, Duah, NO, Mohammed, N.I., Cotten, M., Marianne van der Sande, Waight Pauline, Rowland-Jones, S., van der Sande, M, Cotten, M, Touay, Ebrima S., Holder, B., Cotten Matthew, Mohammed, NI, van der Sande Marianne, Whittle, H, Crozier, Sarah, Roberts, Elishia, Rowland-Jones, Sarah, Crozier, S., Miles, David J.C., Palmero, Melba S., Ojuola Olubukola, Waight, P., Touray, ES, Beth Holder, Roberts Elishia, Nuredin Ibrahim Mohammed, Nancy O Duah, Sarah Crozier, Touray, E.S., Hilton Whittle, Mohammed, Nuredin Ibrahim, Elishia Roberts, Sarah Rowland-Jones, Ebrima S. Touray, Touray, Ebrima S, van der Sande, M., Nancy O. Duah, Matthew Cotten, Whittle Hilton, Miles, David J C, Steve Kaye, Miles, David JC, van der Sande, Marianne, Kaye, S, Ojuola, O., David J C Miles, Mohammed Nuredin Ibrahim, Holder Beth, Palmero, M.S., Duah Nancy O., Melba S. Palmero, Cotten, Matthew, Duah, Nancy O, Palmero, Melba S, Whittle, Hilton, Miles, DJC, Rowland-Jones Sarah, Miles, D.J., Kaye, S., Holder, B, Olubukola Ojuola, David J. C. Miles, Touray Ebrima S., Duah, Nancy O., Palmero, MS, Duah, N.O., Waight, Pauline, Roberts, E, Rowland-Jones, S, Holder, Beth, Waight, P, Crozier, S, Pauline Waight, Crozier Sarah   +84 more
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Is meningococcal B vaccination needed in the post-COVID-19 world?

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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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

Revista 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, Keyla B. Feldman Marzochi, Getúlio Borges da Siveira Filho   +2 more
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Public policy for meningococcal vaccination

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2018
On an individual basis, meningococcal disease is consistently shown to be one of the most feared potential childhood infections. On a population level, any clustering of cases or increase in disease requires proactive health protection management, while ...
J. Claire Cameron
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Is primary meningococcal arthritis in children more frequent than we expect? Two pediatric case reports revealed by molecular test

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background Primary meningococcal arthritis is a rare infectious disease that occurs in less than 3% of meningococcal infections and is characterized by arthritis without meningitis, fever, rash, or hemodynamic instability Barahona [Case Rep Orthop ...
S. Ricci, A. Montemaggi, F. Nieddu, D. Serranti, G. Indolfi, M. Moriondo, C. Azzari   +6 more
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Engineering Microbial Particles for Next‐Generation Biomedical Platforms

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Microbe‐derived particles (MDPs), which include extracellular vesicles, outer membrane vesicles, inclusion bodies, polysaccharide particles, and virus‐like particles, represent a rapidly expanding category of bioinspired nanomaterials. With their natural origin, intrinsic biocompatibility, and highly programmable functionality, MDPs serve as a ...
Yuting Li, Yunjie Lu, Ziyan Huang, Jianjiang Chen, Yanbin Liu, Lei Qin, Chao Wang, Yumin Wu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source