Cefotaxime-Resistant Neisseria meningitidis Sequence Type 4821 Causing Fulminant Meningitis [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesWe explored the role of commensal Neisseria in the emergence of third-generation cephalosporin-resistant N. meningitidis. Cefotaxime resistance–conferring penA795 was prevalent among commensal Neisseria isolates in Shanghai, China, and was acquired by a
Youxing Shao +7 more
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Outbreak of Sexually Transmitted Nongroupable Neisseria meningitidis–Associated Urethritis, Vietnam [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 We report on an outbreak of nongroupable Neisseria meningitidis–associated urethritis, primarily among men who have sex with men in southern Vietnam. Nearly 50% of N. meningitidis isolates were resistant to ciprofloxacin.
Hao Trong Nguyen +17 more
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Rifampin-resistant Neisseria meningitidis
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006 To the Editor: Immediate management of meningococcal disease requires antimicrobial drug treatment of patients with β-lactams and chemoprophylaxis of contact persons with rifampin. High-level resistance to rifampin (MIC >32 mg/L) in Neisseria meningitidis is provoked by mutations (most frequently at the residue His 552) in the rpoB gene encoding the b ...
Muhamed-Kheir Taha +4 more
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Internalization of Lactobacillus crispatus Through Caveolin-1-Mediated Endocytosis Boosts Cellular Uptake but Blocks the Transcellular Passage of Neisseria meningitidis [PDF]
MicroorganismsNeisseria meningitidis is a human-specific pathogen that colonizes the nasopharyngeal epithelium, which is populated by a dynamic microbiota that includes Lactobacillus species.
Kenny Lidberg +3 more
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Neisseria meningitidis W135, Turkey [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004 We describe the first case of Neisseria meningitidis W135 meningitis in Turkey. The strain was genotypically unrelated to the clone (W)ET-37, isolated from Hajj pilgrims in 2000.
Levent Doganci +4 more
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Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Medical Science, 2021 Background: Neutrophils are an essential part of innate immunity and play a crucial role in controlling infection caused by Neisseria meningitidis.
Abdel-Rahman Youssef
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Recognition of Neisseria meningitidis by the long pentraxin PTX3 and its role as an endogenous adjuvant. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Long pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is a non-redundant component of the humoral arm of innate immunity. The present study was designed to investigate the interaction of PTX3 with Neisseria meningitidis.
Barbara Bottazzi +14 more
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The Host-Pathogen Interactions and Epicellular Lifestyle of Neisseria meningitidis
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022 Neisseria meningitidis is a gram-negative diplococcus and a transient commensal of the human nasopharynx. It shares and competes for this niche with a number of other Neisseria species including N. lactamica, N. cinerea and N. mucosa.
August Mikucki +3 more
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Metabolism and virulence in Neisseria meningitidis [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2014 A longstanding question in infection biology addresses the genetic basis for invasive behavior in commensal pathogens. A prime example for such a pathogen is Neisseria meningitidis. On the one hand it is a harmless commensal bacterium exquisitely adapted to humans, and on the other hand it sometimes behaves like a ferocious pathogen causing potentially
Schoen, Christoph +3 more
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Development of Lipid Nanoparticles [LNP]-RNA Vaccine Against Neisseria Meningitidis CPS Gene Locus Facilitating the Synthesis of The Capsular Polysaccharide in Egypt [PDF]
International Journal of Medical Arts, 2023 Background: Neisseria meningitidis meningitis is a dangerous, widespread illness in Egypt nowadays. Immunity lasts a long time. Worldwide, meningitis and meningococcemia, which are caused by Neisseria meningitidis, are the leading infectious causes of ...
Mohammed Kassab
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