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Genome wide expression profiling reveals suppression of host defence responses during colonisation by Neisseria meningitides but not N. lactamica. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2011
Both Neisseria meningitidis and the closely related bacterium Neisseria lactamica colonise human nasopharyngeal mucosal surface, but only N. meningitidis invades the bloodstream to cause potentially life-threatening meningitis and septicaemia.
Hazel En En Wong, Ming-Shi Li, J Simon Kroll, Martin L Hibberd, Paul R Langford   +4 more
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Development of a rapid, simple multiplex PCR-dipstick assay for the detection of Neisseria meningitidis serogroups in clinical isolates [PDF]

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
The rapid identification and serogrouping of Neisseria meningitidis are crucial for effectively managing invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) patients and their close contacts, particularly in developing countries with limited laboratory resources.
Miho Matsuba, Samiratu Mahazu, Ken Shimuta, Ken Shimuta, Anthony Ablordey, Hideyuki Takahashi, Hideyuki Takahashi, Ryoichi Saito   +7 more
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Antimicrobial-Resistant Clonal Complex 11 Neisseria meningitidis–Associated Urethritis Cluster, Thailand [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Sexually transmitted infections clinics in Bangkok, Thailand, reported increasing numbers of men with Neisseria meningitidis–associated urethritis during 2017–2023.
John C. Cartee, Thitima Cherdtrakulkiat, Sandeep J. Joseph, Rossaphorn Kittiyaowamarn, Natnaree Girdthep, Pongsathorn Sangprasert, Porntip Paopang, Thidathip Wongsurawat, Piroon Jenjaroenpun, Perapon Nitayanon, Rebekah Frankson, Silvina Masciotra, Teodora Wi, Ismael Maatouk, Ellen N. Kersh, Andrey S. Borisov, Chanwit Tribuddharat   +16 more
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Neisseria Meningitidis Carriage Among Hajj and Umrah Pilgrims: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]

European Journal of Medical Research
Background Meningococcal meningitis (MM), which is caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis, represents a considerable public health concern during the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages.
Raghad Alhajaji, Manal Alfahmi, Sadin Ayman Alamri, Aseel Ayman Alamri, Khalid Al Sulaiman, Sulaiman Ibrahim Alsugair, Hadeel Adel Alsulimani   +6 more
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Effect of Carcinoembryonic Antigen-related Cell Adhesion Molecule-binding Recombinant Polypeptide on the Killing of Neisseria meningitidis by Human Neutrophils

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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Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W(P1.5-2) sepsis presenting with myopericarditis in an elderly previously healthy male

IDCases, 2021
A rare complication of Neisseria meningitidis is pericarditis. Here a 74-year-old male with Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W(P1.5−2) presented with myopericarditis.
Michael Platten, Layth Aladellie
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Clonal analysis of meningococci during a 26 year period prior to the introduction of meningococcal serogroup C vaccines [PDF]

, 2015
Meningococcal disease remains a public health burden in the UK and elsewhere. Invasive Neisseria meningitidis, isolated in Scotland between 1972 and 1998, were characterised retrospectively to examine the serogroup and clonal structure of the circulating
Clarke, Stuart C., Davies, Robert L., Diggle, Mathew A., Sullivan, Christopher B.   +3 more
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Development of a SimpleProbe real-Time PCR Assay for rapid detection and identification of the US novel urethrotropic clade of Neisseria meningitidis ST-11 (US_NmUC) [PDF]

, 2020
Urethritis, or inflammation of the urethra, is one of the most common reasons men seek clinical care. Sexually transmitted pathogens including Neisseria gonorrhoeae are responsible for over half of the symptomatic urethritis cases in U.S. men.
Ermel, Aaron, Nelson, David E., Qadadri, Brahim, Toh, Evelyn, Williams, James A.   +4 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, Nicolie R. McCluskey, Nicolie R. McCluskey, Charlene M. Kahler   +3 more
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Detection of the United States Neisseria meningitidis urethritis clade in the United Kingdom, August and December 2019 - emergence of multiple antibiotic resistance calls for vigilance. [PDF]

, 2020
Since 2015 in the United States (US), the US Neisseria meningitidis urethritis clade (US_NmUC) has caused a large multistate outbreak of urethritis among heterosexual males.
Borrow, R, Brooks, A, Campbell, H, Campbell, L, Fifer, H, Gray, S, Hughes, G, Ladhani, SN, Lekshmi, A, Lucidarme, J, Ramsay, ME, Rayment, M, Schembri, G   +12 more
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