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C5‐inhibition may represent an effective adjunctive treatment in therapy‐refractory myasthenic crisis, including thymoma‐associated MG (TAMG). ABSTRACT Introduction Generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) may progress to life‐threatening myasthenic crises (MC) requiring mechanical ventilation.
Lea Gerischer +24 more
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Challenges and opportunities for meningococcal vaccination in the developing world
Meningococcal disease continues to be a life threatening infection with high morbidity and mortality even in appropriately treated patients. Meningococcal vaccination plays a major role in the control of the disease; however, implementing vaccination ...
Rouba Shaker +2 more
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We describe the CD9 interactome in epithelial cells for the first time. The interactome is diverse and dynamic and changes dependent on infection with specific bacteria. We validate these data by showing functional interaction between CD9 with CD44 or CD147. We therefore demonstrate that CD9 is a universal organiser of bacterial adhesion platforms able
Paige A. Wolverson +5 more
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BackgroundSerum bactericidal antibody titres that correlate with protection against invasive meningococcal disease have been characterised. However, titres that are associated with protection against acquisition of pharyngeal carriage of Neisseria ...
Laura V Cooper +18 more
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Background Heterotaxy syndrome—polysplenia variant (left isomerism) with dextrocardia is a rare constellation of laterality defects characterized by left‐isomerism, multiple splenic nodules, and associated vascular and visceral anomalies. This report describes an adult Ethiopian woman who presented with nonspecific abdominal pain and was found to have ...
Kedir Negesso Tukeni +6 more
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The quadrivalent meningococcal tetanus toxoid-conjugate vaccine (MenACYW-TT) was assessed as a booster in this Phase III trial (NCT02752906). Quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4)-primed individuals aged ≥15 y (n = 810) were randomized 1:1 ...
Germán Áñez +8 more
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A CASE OF MENINGOCOCCUS SEPTICEMIA WITH DEMONSTRATION OF THE MENINGOCOCCUS IN THE BLOOD-SMEAR [PDF]
Simon2reported a case of meningococcus septicemia in which the meningococcus was demonstrated in the blood-smear. Since then he has found the same conditions in a second case and he has told me that two or three other men have reported similar findings to him. So far as I have been able to ascertain, these are the only cases which have been observed up
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Meningococcus Carrier Route [PDF]
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Early Severe Pseudomonas Infections Revealing MyD88 Deficiency in Two Siblings: A Case Report
MyD88 deficiency is an innate immune deficiency that confers susceptibility to bacterial infections, particularly S. pneumoniae, S. aureus, and P. aeruginosa. This autosomal recessive deficiency was first described in 2008 by Van Bernuth et al. Most infections occur before the age of two and can be fatal in 35%.
Louise Belenger +6 more
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Generalized meningococcal infection belongs to the group of diseases with a high risk of initiation of life-threatening conditions and death outcomes. There was carried out a retrospective analysis of clinical and epidemiological features of generalized ...
Yu. V. Lobzin +10 more
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