Carriage of Neisseria meningitidis in Europe: a review of studies undertaken in the region

M Soriano-Gabarro, J Wolter, C Hogea… - Expert review of anti …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Meningococcal conjugate vaccines induce herd protection by preventing nasopharyngeal
meningococcal acquisition, which is a prerequisite for invasive disease. Thus …

[HTML][HTML] Carriage of meningococci by university students, United Kingdom

DAA Ala'Aldeen, NJ Oldfield, FA Bidmos… - Emerging infectious …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To the Editor: Neisseria meningitidis causes septicemia and meningitis (1). Meningococci
usually persist on the nasopharyngeal mucosa of asymptomatic carriers (2). Because …

Limited Impact of Adolescent Meningococcal ACWY Vaccination on Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W Carriage in University Students

NJ Oldfield, LR Green, J Parkhill… - The Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background In the United Kingdom, rising levels of disease due to Neisseria
meningitidis serogroup W clonal complex (cc) sequence type (ST) 11 (MenW: cc11) strains …

Prevalence and Phase Variable Expression Status of Two Autotransporters, NalP and MspA, in Carriage and Disease Isolates of Neisseria meningitidis

NJ Oldfield, S Matar, FA Bidmos, M Alamro, KR Neal… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Neisseria meningitidis is a human nasopharyngeal commensal capable of causing life-
threatening septicemia and meningitis. Many meningococcal surface structures, including …

Genomic Analysis of Serogroup Y Neisseria meningitidis Isolates Reveals Extensive Similarities Between Carriage-Associated and Disease-Associated Organisms

NJ Oldfield, OB Harrison, CD Bayliss… - The Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background. Neisseria meningitidis is a frequent colonizer of the human nasopharynx, with
asymptomatic carriage providing the reservoir for invasive, disease-causing strains …

Pharyngeal carriage rates of Neisseria meningitidis in health care professionals at a tertiary university pediatric hospital

LM Steurer, M Hetzmannseder, B Willinger… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Pharyngeal carriage is the reservoir for Neisseria meningitidis in the population and the first
step in disease transmission. Especially in young infants and adolescents, N. meningitidis …

Emergence of Neisseria meningitidis W-135 in the context of other rare serogroups.

LJ Silva, L DeTora, C Malerczyk, ZA Memish - 2012 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Neisseria meningitidis can be considered a continually emerging pathogen due to its
genetic mutability and dynamic epidemiology. Currently, six serogroups (A, B, C, W-135, X …

[PDF][PDF] Limited impact of adolescent meningococcal ACWY vaccination on group W carriage in university students

NJ Oldfield, LR Green, J Parkhill, CD Bayliss… - 2017 - core.ac.uk
We investigated the impact of conjugate MenACWY immunization on carriage of Neisseria
meningitidis in university students. Expansion of capsule-expressing isolates from the 2013 …

[引用][C] Prevalence and Phase Variable Expression Status of Two Autotransporters

NJ Oldfield, S Matar, FA Bidmos, M Alamro, KR Neal - NalP and, 2013