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Impact of a mass vaccination campaign against a meningitis epidemic in a refugee camp. [PDF]

open access: yes, 1996
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
core   +2 more sources

Vaccination Coverage and Factors Associated With Incomplete Vaccination Schedules in Children Under 5 in a Peripheral Area of the Federal District of Brazil

open access: yesPublic Health Nursing, Volume 43, Issue 3, Page 543-553, May/June 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective To estimate vaccination coverage (VC) and analyze the factors associated with the incomplete vaccination schedule (IVS) in children under 5 years of age in two Basic Health Units in the Federal District of Brazil. Design A cross‐sectional study.
Ivea Rayane Mendes Nicacio Viana   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

National and regional differences in meningococcal vaccine recommendations for individuals at an increased risk of meningococcal disease

open access: yesExpert Review of Vaccines, 2023
Introduction Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is a severe, life-threatening condition caused by infection with Neisseria meningitidis. Currently available vaccines offer protection against the five most common meningococcal disease-causing serogroups
Cynthia Burman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Direct Switch From Iptacopan to Pegcetacoplan in a Patient With Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria

open access: yeseJHaem, Volume 7, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare clonal hematologic disorder treated with complement inhibitors. Currently, patients with suboptimal response to C5 inhibitors may be switched to proximal complement inhibitors, such as pegcetacoplan, danicopan, or iptacopan.
Vitalii Latyshev   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Meningococcal vaccination in pregnancy

open access: yesHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2018
Invasive meningococcal disease causes meningitis and septicemia worldwide with highest rates of disease occurring in children
Bahaa Abu Raya, Manish Sadarangani
doaj   +1 more source

Factors Associated with Immunization Opinion Leadership among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Los Angeles, California [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
We sought to identify the characteristics of men who have sex with men (MSM) who are opinion leaders on immunization issues and to identify potential opportunities to leverage their influence for vaccine promotion within MSM communities.
Bednarczyk, Robert   +9 more
core   +3 more sources

Acetyl‐Phosphate Dependent Protein Acetylation in Neisseria gonorrhoeae

open access: yesMicrobiologyOpen, Volume 15, Issue 2, April 2026.
The role of acetyl‐phosphate‐dependent non‐enzymatic protein acetylation in Neisseria gonorrhoeae was investigated through the deletion of the phosphotransacetylase (pta) and the acetate kinase (ackA) genes, this led to a decrease and increase in protein acetylation, respectively.
Ernesto F. D. Parga   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Whole genome analysis of Neisseria meningitidis isolates from invasive meningococcal disease collected in the Czech Republic over 28 years (1993-2020).

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2023
Invasive meningococcal disease belongs among the most dangerous infectious diseases in the world. Several polysaccharide conjugate vaccines against serogroups A, C, W and Y are available and two recombinant peptide vaccines against serogroup B (MenB ...
Michal Honskus   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk and protective factors for meningococcal disease in adolescents: matched cohort study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Objective: To examine biological and social risk factors for meningococcal disease in adolescents. Design: Prospective, population based, matched cohort study with controls matched for age and sex in 1:1 matching.
Booth, C.   +9 more
core  

Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles in Biomedical Research and Clinical Translation

open access: yesMicrobial Biotechnology, Volume 19, Issue 4, April 2026.
Bacterial membrane vesicle biomedical applications. ABSTRACT Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles (bEVs) are lipid (single‐ or double‐bilayer) nanostructures secreted by virtually all bacteria that play fundamental roles in intercellular communication and have emerged as powerful, multifunctional tools in biomedicine. Their intrinsic ability to encapsulate
Alejandro Arce‐Rodríguez   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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