Meningococcal vaccines in China
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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Revealing the molecular signatures of host-pathogen interactions. [PDF]
Advances in sequencing technology and genome-wide association studies are now revealing the complex interactions between hosts and pathogen through genomic variation signatures, which arise from evolutionary co ...
C Herdtweck+53 more
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A Syrian patient diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis serogroup B [PDF]
Hasan Tezer+4 more
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Mathematical modeling and analysis of meningococcal meningitis transmission dynamics
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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Pediatric bacterial meningitis and meningococcal disease profile in a Brazilian General Hospital
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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Neisseria meningitidis pneumonia with bacteremia without meningitis: An atypical presentation
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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Impact of a mass vaccination campaign against a meningitis epidemic in a refugee camp. [PDF]
Serogroup A meningococcus epidemics occurred in refugee populations in Zaire in August 1994. The paper analyses the public health impact of a mass vaccination campaign implemented in a large refugee camp.
Blok, L+5 more
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MENINGOCOCCIC CARRIERS AND MENINGITIS [PDF]
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Fildes, P., L., Baker S.
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Neisseria meningitidis is a common cause of bacterial meningitis in children and young adults worldwide. The 4CMenB vaccine (Bexsero), developed to combat meningococcal serogroup B (MenB) disease, contains subcapsular antigens that may induce immunity ...
Robert M. Mulhall+12 more
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The association between life events, social support, and antibody status following thymus-dependent and thymus-independent vaccinations in healthy young adults [PDF]
This study determined whether stressful life events and social support were related to antibody status following both thymus-dependent and thymus-independent vaccinations. Life events in the previous year and customary social support were measured in 57
Burns, Victoria E.+4 more
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