We report a case of fulminant invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup Y in a young, immunocompromised adult with myasthenia gravis receiving long-term immunosuppressive therapy including ravulizumab, despite prior ...
Silvija Šoprek Strugar +4 more
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The genus Neisseria includes two major human pathogens: N. meningitidis causing bacterial meningitis/septicemia and N. gonorrhoeae causing gonorrhoea.
Soeren Metelmann +10 more
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Meningoccocal meningitis complicated with subdural effusion: a report of two infant cases
Neisseria meningitidis is a major cause of invasive bacterial infection in children of all ages. Children less than 1 year of age are at greater risk of invasive disease than older children. In endemic countries, the invasive meningococcal infections are
Victor Perez-Pico,1 Eduardo Llausas-Magana,1 Angel Leon-Ramirez,1 Giordano Perez-Gaxiola,2 and Nidia Leon-Sicairos.3
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Distinct roles of the anaphylatoxin receptors C3aR, C5aR1 and C5aR2 in experimental meningococcal infections. [PDF]
Muenstermann M +6 more
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The chemoprophylaxis of meningococcal infection [PDF]
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Epidemiology and Clinical Outcomes of Meningococcal Infections in Japan: A Nationwide Inpatient Database Study From 2010 to 2023. [PDF]
Kutsuna S +6 more
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Eculizumab and ravulizumab clinical trial and real-world pharmacovigilance of meningococcal infections across indications. [PDF]
Carrillo Infante C, Mujeebuddin A.
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Meningococcal prophylaxis in neurological diseases treated with complement inhibitors: an expert consensus for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. [PDF]
Berthele A +16 more
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An unusual presentation of meningococcal meningitis. [PDF]
Khan AZ, Fineide F, Utheim TP.
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Lumbar puncture use and antibiotic treatment in newly admitted febrile children following index cases of invasive infections. [PDF]
Mauritz MD +3 more
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