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Meningococcal septicaemia reported in an immunocompetent adult: A Case Report

Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
Meningococcal meningitis is caused by the Gram negative diplococcus, Neisseria meningitidis. It is characterized by nonspecific symptoms of fever and constitutional symptoms followed by septic shock   and meningitis.
S. Puthra, P. Selladurai, N. S. Chandrasiri, A. G. H. Sugathapala   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Socio-Cultural Factors Influencing the Perception and Management of Meningitis among Older Patients and Their Caregivers

Journal of Ageing and Longevity, 2022
Limited studies have investigated the socio-cultural factors influencing the management and control of Meningococcal Meningitis among older adults in Northern Nigeria.
Kafayat Mahmoud, Moshood Issah, Darlingtina Esiaka   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Death or survival from invasive pneumococcal disease in Scotland: associations with serogroups and multilocus sequence types [PDF]

, 2011
We describe associations between death from invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and particular serogroups and sequence types (STs) determined by multilocus sequence typing (MLST) using data from Scotland.
Andrew Smith, Aspa, Austrian, Avery, Blake, Cecil, Chris Robertson, David Greenhalgh, Diggle, Donald Inverarity, Giles F. S. Edwards, Guimbao Bescós, Huss, Inostroza, Jim McMenamin, Johanna M. C. Jefferies, Karen Lamb, Kendrick, Lamb, Martin, Mathew Diggle, Shapiro, Stuart C. Clarke, Tim J. Mitchell, Weiss   +24 more
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Invasive Meningococcal Meningitis Serogroup C Outbreak in Northwest Nigeria, 2015 - Third Consecutive Outbreak of a New Strain

PLOS Currents, 2016
BACKGROUND: In northwest Nigeria in 2013 and 2014, two sequential, localized outbreaks of meningitis were caused by a new strain of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C (NmC).
Jaime Chow, Kennedy Uadiale, Agatha Bestman, C. Kamau, D. Caugant, A. Shehu, J. Greig   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Invasive meningococcal disease and travel

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2010
Summary: The epidemiology of invasive meningococcal disease varies geographically and in time and the risk of acquiring the disease varies regionally, as well as with living conditions and behavior.
Ziad A. Memish, Anette Goubeaud, Michael Bröker, Claudius Malerczyk, Atef M. Shibl   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Meningococcal disease and meningitis

Jornal de Pediatria, 2007
To review the literature relevant to diagnosis and management of meningococcal disease (MD).Non-systematic review of medical literature through the MEDLINE database using the terms meningococcal, septic shock, diagnosis, and treatment. Articles were selected according to their relevance to the objective of the study and according to the authors ...
Ricardo Garcia Branco, Carolina F. Amoretti, Robert C. Tasker   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Meningococcal meningitis C in Tamil Nadu, public health perspectives

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2014
Meningococcal meningitis has rarely been reported in Tamil Nadu. We report here two children diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, on May 2014. The causative strain was Neisseria meningitidis serotype C.
KirubahVasandhi David, RubyAngeline Pricilla, Beeson Thomas   +2 more
openalex   +3 more sources

Status of the Rollout of the Meningococcal Serogroup A Conjugate Vaccine in African Meningitis Belt Countries in 2018

Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background A novel meningococcal serogroup A conjugate vaccine (MACV [MenAfriVac]) was developed as part of efforts to prevent frequent meningitis outbreaks in the African meningitis belt.
A. Bwaka, A. Bita, Clément Lingani, Katya Fernandez, Antoine Durupt, J. Mwenda, R. Mihigo, M. Djingarey, O. Ronveaux, M. Preziosi   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Assessing the Impact of TLR4 rs4986790 Polymorphism on Bacterial Meningitis Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
Background and Objectives: Toll-like receptor (TLR2) gene plays an important role in the pathogenesis of bacterial meningitis (such as meningococcal meningitis and pneumococcal meningitis).
Praveen Kumar Chandra Sekar, Ramakrishnan Veerabathiran   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Penicillin Use in Meningococcal Disease Management: Active Bacterial Core Surveillance Sites, 2009. [PDF]

, 2016
In 2009, in the Active Bacterial Core surveillance sites, penicillin was not commonly used to treat meningococcal disease. This is likely because of inconsistent availability of antimicrobial susceptibility testing and ease of use of third-generation ...
Anderson, Raydel, Blain, Amy, Clark, Thomas, Cohn, Amanda, Farley, Monica, Harcourt, Brian, Harrison, Lee, Lynfield, Ruth, MacNeil, Jessica, Mandal, Sema, Mayer, Leonard, Miller, Lisa, Nichols, Megin, Petit, Sue, REINGOLD, Arthur L., Schaffner, William, Thomas, Ann, Wu, Henry, Zansky, Shelley   +18 more
core   +2 more sources