Systemic manifestations in the course of meningococcal disease [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2009 Background/Aim. Meningococcal disease most often manifests itself as meningitis or sepsis. During the course of these diseases, other clinical events sometimes develop such as pneumonia, pericarditis, arthritis, and they are referred to as extrameningeal
Dulović Olga +7 more
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The Diversity of Meningococcal Carriage Across the African Meningitis Belt and the Impact of Vaccination With a Group A Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine [PDF]
Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015 Background. Study of meningococcal carriage is essential to understanding the epidemiology of Neisseria meningitidis infection. Methods. Twenty cross-sectional carriage surveys were conducted in 7 countries in the African meningitis belt; 5 surveys were ...
Oumer Ali +74 more
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A Syrian patient diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis serogroup B [PDF]
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2014 Hasan Tezer +4 more
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An overview of the meningococcal disease and impact of the quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine [PDF]
Novel Research in Microbiology Journal, 2021 Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, which are the three membranes that cover the brain and the spinal cord; which occurs when the fluid surrounding the meninges becomes infected.
Asmaa Alrobai +2 more
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Neisseria Meningitidis Causing Multiple Cerebral Abscesses in Early Neonatal Period: Case Report and Review of Literature [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 Neisseria meningitidis is a rare cause of meningitis and septicemia in neonates. There are few published case reports of neonatal meningococcal meningitis complicated by subdural empyema, cerebral abscess and hydrocephalus.
LAXMAN BASANI, ROJA AEPALA
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Meningococcal vaccines in China
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021 Meningococcal meningitis caused by Neisseria meningitidis is a reportable infectious disease in China, due to the high incidence of meningitis in the era before the availability of vaccines.
Yinghua Xu +5 more
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Awareness of Meningococcal Disease among Travelers from the United Kingdom to the Meningitis Belt in Africa [PDF]
, 2014 Meningococcal disease causes considerable morbidity and has a high case-fatality rate. In the United Kingdom, the meningococcal quadrivalent vaccine is recommended for travelers visiting the meningitis belt of Africa. We analyzed 302 responses to a cross-
Anna L. Goodman +3 more
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Pediatric bacterial meningitis and meningococcal disease profile in a Brazilian General Hospital
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020 Objective: To evaluate the clinical and epidemiological profile of bacterial meningitis and meningococcal disease in pediatric patients admitted to a Brazilian Secondary Public Hospital.
Bruna P. Blanco +3 more
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Mathematical modeling and analysis of meningococcal meningitis transmission dynamics
, 2020 Meningococcal meningitis (MCM) is one of the serious public health threats in the tropical and sub-tropical regions.
S. Musa +4 more
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Neisseria meningitidis pneumonia with bacteremia without meningitis: An atypical presentation
IDCases, 2020 Neisseria meningitidis remains the most important cause of bacterial meningitis worldwide. The second most common and potentially severe end-organ manifestation of invasive meningococcal disease is meningococcal pneumonia.
Fatma Mohamed Mahmoud, Thana Harhara
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