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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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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
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Knowledge Levels and Attitudes of Pediatric Physicians Regarding Meningococcal Infections and Vaccines: A Cross-Sectional Study

Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi
Objective: Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) clinically manifests as meningitis, meningococcemia, or a combination of both. Globally, approximately 1.2 million meningococcal cases are reported annually, resulting in 135,000 deaths.
Hicran Altın
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Implementation and use of risk minimization control tools in the EU: A multistakeholder survey

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims This study characterized stakeholders' experiences with national implementation of risk minimization control tools (RMCTs), such as healthcare professional qualification, healthcare facility accreditation and medical intervention prior to treatment initiation, for eight medicinal products across eight European Union countries. Methods We conducted
Sharon C. M. Essink, Iris R. Joosse, Maximilian Salcher‐Konrad, Melanie Walter, Elena Deligianni, Dimitra Tsioumela, Christos Kontogiorgis, Elita Poplavska, Iluta Žīgure, Christina E. Hoeve, Teresa Leonardo Alves, Ella D. van Vliet, Renato Ferreira‐da‐Silva, Ana Kodrič, Mitja Kos, Juan Erviti, Marta Gutiérrez‐Valencia, Luis Carlos Saiz, Sofia Kälvemark Sporrong, Emelie Karlsson, Christine Leopold, Marie L. De Bruin   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Morbidity status for selected vaccine-preventable infections in the Irkutsk region in different periods of vaccine prevention

Acta Biomedica Scientifica
Background. The success of vaccination prevention at the present stage is undeniable. However, the epidemiological features of individual infections dictate the need of optimizing this preventive measure.
T. A. Bayanova
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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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Vaccination for girls and women across the life course: Evidence‐based recommendations for clinical practice and policy

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Vaccination across the life course is a cornerstone of preventive health care for girls and women. Although WHO recommends completion of essential vaccines by adolescence, global coverage remains suboptimal. Vaccine‐preventable diseases—including HPV‐related cancers, vaginal, vulvar, anal, oropharyngeal, influenza, pertussis, hepatitis B ...
Hema Divakar, Fionnuala M. McAuliffe, Gelila Goba, Chiara Benedetto, Méabh N. Bhuinneáin, Suvarna Khadilkar, Marisa Labovsky, Michael Abou‐Dakn, Eytan R. Barnea, Agnaldo Lopes da Silva‐Filho, Elizabete Argale, Andrea Genazzani, Diana Ramos, Dharmintra Pasupathy   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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Social Behavior and Meningococcal Carriage in British Teenagers

, 2006
Understanding predisposing factors for meningococcal carriage may identify targets for public health interventions. Before mass vaccination with meningococcal group C conjugate vaccine began in autumn 1999, we took pharyngeal swabs from ?14,000 UK ...
MacLennan, J., MacLennan, Jenny, Neal, K., Andrews, Nick, Kafatos, G, Cameron, J. Claire, J. Claire Cameron, Maiden, Martin C J, Kafatos, George, Keith Neal, Cann, Kathy, Evans, M.R., MacLennan, J, Cann, K, Kafatos, G., Cameron, JC, Roberts, Richard, Richard Roberts, Evans, MR, Nick Andrews, Martin C.J. Maiden, James M. Stuart, Evans, Meirion R., Neal, K, David N. Baxter, Maiden, MCJ, Stuart, J.M., Baxter, David N., Roberts, R., Cameron, J.C., Andrews, N., Maiden, M.C.J., Jenny MacLennan, Meirion R. Evans, George Kafatos, Kathy Cann, Andrews, N, Stuart, JM, Cann, K., Roberts, R, Baxter, DN, Stuart, James M., Baxter, D.N., Neal, Keith   +43 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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