Meningococcal disease occurs worldwide with incidence rates varying from 1 to 1000 cases
per 100,000. The causative organism, Neisseria meningitidis, is an obligate commensal of …

Meningococcal disease is a life-threatening illness occurring worldwide with incidence rates
varying from 1 to 1000 cases per 100000. The causative organism, Neisseria meningitidis, is …

For at least two hundred years, Neisseria meningitidis (the meningococcus), the cause of
epidemic meningitis and sepsis, has inflicted rapid death, disability and fear on disparate …

Neisseria meningitidis, an obligate commensal of humans, normally colonizes the mucosa
of the upper respiratory tract without affecting the host, a phenomenon known as carriage. In …

Neisseria meningitidis, an exclusive pathogen of humans, remains the leading worldwide
cause of meningitis and fatal sepsis, usually in otherwise healthy individuals. In recent …

The human bacterial pathogen Neisseria meningitidis remains a serious worldwide health
threat, but progress is being made toward the control of meningococcal infections. This …

Neisseria meningitis is a human commensal bacterium that occasionally causes life-
threatening disease. As with a number of other bacterial pathogens, meningococcal …

Neisseria meningitidis, the cause of meningococcal disease, has been the subject of
sophisticated molecular epidemiological investigation as a consequence of the significant …

The human species is the only natural host of Neisseria meningitidis, an important cause of
bacterial meningitis globally, and, despite its association with devastating diseases, N …

During periods of endemic disease, about 10% of the general population harbour Neisseria
meningitidis in the nasopharynx. Since N. meningitidis is a strict human pathogen and most …