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N. meningitidis and TLR Polymorphisms: A Fascinating Immunomodulatory Network. [PDF]
Vaccines (Basel), 2016 N. meningitidis infections represent a global health problem that can lead to the development of serious permanent sequelae. Although the use of antibiotics and prevention via vaccination have reduced the incidence of meningococcal disease, our understanding regarding N.
Gianchecchi E +4 more
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Effect of a vaccine to prevent serogroup A N meningitidis epidemics in Africa. [PDF]
Lancet Infect Dis, 2017 Meyer SA, Novak RT.
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A Selective Medium for the Cultivation of N. gonorrhoeae and N. meningitidis [PDF]
Public Health Reports (1896-1970), 1964 A SIGNIFICANT complication in the control of gonorrhea is the large number of women who harbor undiagnosed, asymptomatic infection. Development of better and more rapid laboratory procedures for isolation and identification of the gonococcus would therefore help to control this source of the disease.
J D, THAYER, J E, MARTIN
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Fratricide activity of MafB protein of N. meningitidis strain B16B6. [PDF]
BMC Microbiol, 2015 BACKGROUND: Neisseria meningitidis is an inhabitant of the mucosal surfaces of the human nasopharynx. We recently demonstrated that the secreted meningococcal Two-partner secretion protein A (TpsA) is involved in interbacterial competition. The C-terminal end of the large TpsA protein contains a small toxic domain that inhibits the growth of target ...
Arenas J +6 more
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Advances in Public Health, 2020 Objectives. This study aims to study the epidemiological and geographic characteristics of the meningococcal serogroups four years after the introduction of serogroup A meningococcal conjugate vaccine. Methods.
Togbemabou Primous Martial Godjedo +6 more
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Molecular characteristics of Neisseria meningitidis in Qatar
Scientific Reports, 2021 The aim of the current study is to review the molecular characteristics of Neisseria meningitidis (N. meningitidis) in Hamad Medical Corporation, which is the provider of secondary and tertiary care in the state of Qatar.
Manal Mahmoud Hamed +14 more
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Pericarditis due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135
IDCases, 2018 Neisseria meningitidis is a well-recognized cause of bacterial meningitis. Although less common, N. meningitidis can also involve extra-meningeal sites, including the pericardium.
Takashi Shinha, Hiroshi Fujita
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Meningococcal Carriage among Adolescents after Mass Meningococcal C Conjugate Vaccination Campaigns in Salvador, Brazil. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Neisseria meningitidis is a commensal bacterium of the human nasopharynx. In rare cases, it penetrates the mucosa, entering the blood stream and causing various forms of disease.
Amélia Maria Pithon Borges Nunes +8 more
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Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2004 Potchefstroom experienced an outbreak of Neisseria meningitidis (N. meningitidis) during May-July 2003. An opportunity for obtaining valuable data arose when mass prophylactic treatment to approximately 28% of the Potchefstroom community was provided by ...
Michelle Viljoen +2 more
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Species-specificity of the BamA component of the bacterial outer membrane protein-assembly machinery. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The BamA protein is the key component of the Bam complex, the assembly machinery for outer membrane proteins (OMP) in gram-negative bacteria. We previously demonstrated that BamA recognizes its OMP substrates in a species-specific manner in vitro.
Elena B Volokhina +6 more
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