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Epidemiology, molecular characterization and antibiotic resistance of Neisseria meningitidis from patients ≤15 years in Manhiça, rural Mozambique. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2011
BACKGROUND: The epidemiology of meningococcal disease in Mozambique and other African countries located outside the "meningitis belt" remains widely unknown.
Ana Belén Ibarz-Pavón, Luis Morais, Betuel Sigaúque, Inacio Mandomando, Quique Bassat, Ariel Nhacolo, Llorenç Quintó, Montse Soriano-Gabarró, Pedro L Alonso, Anna Roca   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The contact process with semi-infected state on the complete graph [PDF]

arXiv, 2017
In this paper we are concerned with the contact process with semi-infected state on the complete graph $C_n$ with $n$ vertices. In our model, each vertex is in one of three states that `healthy', `semi-infected' or `wholly-infected'. Only wholly-infected vertices can infect others. A healthy vertex becomes semi-infected when being infected while a semi-
arxiv  

Identifying Infection Sources and Regions in Large Networks [PDF]

, 2012
Identifying the infection sources in a network, including the index cases that introduce a contagious disease into a population network, the servers that inject a computer virus into a computer network, or the individuals who started a rumor in a social network, plays a critical role in limiting the damage caused by the infection through timely ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Toll‐like receptor expression during inflammatory processes in human diseases

Rheumatology &Autoimmunity, Volume 5, Issue 1, Page 1-14, March 2025.
Chronic inflammation in different illnesses triggered by pathogen‐associated molecular patterns and damage associated molecular patterns recognized by Toll‐like receptors (TLRs). Abstract Multi‐cellular organisms, including humans, have evolved immune systems as defense mechanisms against pathogens. The immune system employs the Toll‐like receptor (TLR)
Prashant K. Dhakad, Raghav Mishra, Isha Mishra   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

Classifying Latent Infection States in Complex Networks [PDF]

arXiv, 2014
Algorithms for identifying the infection states of nodes in a network are crucial for understanding and containing infections. Often, however, only a relatively small set of nodes have a known infection state. Moreover, the length of time that each node has been infected is also unknown.
arxiv  

The role of the gut microbiota in regulating responses to vaccination: current knowledge and future directions

The FEBS Journal, Volume 292, Issue 6, Page 1480-1499, March 2025.
Vaccination plays a crucial role in mediating protection against infectious diseases, but immune responses to vaccination are highly variable and frequently sub‐optimal in vulnerable populations. Here, we review the latest preclinical and clinical evidence demonstrating that the gut microbiota plays a significant role in regulating immune responses to ...
Charné Rossouw, Feargal J. Ryan, David J. Lynn   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Meningococcal antigen in diagnosis and treatment of group A meningococcal infections

The American Journal of Medicine, 1975
Meningococcal antigen was measured by countercurrent immunoelectrophoresis in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid of 200 patients with group A meningococcal meningitis. Antigen was detected in the blood of 27 (13.5 per cent) patients. These patients had a worse prognosis and a higher incidence of allergic complications, such as arthritis and vasculitis ...
Whittle, H, Greenwood, B, Davidson, N, Tomkins, A, Tugwell, P, Warrell, D, Zalin, A, Bryceson, A, Parry, E, Brueton, M, Duggan, M, Oomen, J, Rajkovic, A   +12 more
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Adult Vaccine Coadministration Is Safe, Effective, and Acceptable: Results of a Survey of the Literature

Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, Volume 19, Issue 3, March 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Coadministration of vaccines in children is a long‐standing practice that has proven to be safe and effective in improving the efficiency of vaccine administration, thereby increasing immunization coverage rates. As the number of vaccines routinely recommended for adults increases, and with limited opportunities for adults to have ...
Litjen Tan, Dana Trevas, Ann R. Falsey
wiley   +1 more source