[HTML][HTML] Meningococcal disease in the Middle East: A report from the Global Meningococcal Initiative

SS Al-Abri, MY Abuhasan, SSA Albayat, X Bai… - Journal of Infection, 2024 - Elsevier
This review details recent findings from the Global Meningococcal Initiative's (GMI) recent
meeting on the surveillance and control strategies for invasive meningococcal disease in the …

Use of expanded Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B panels with the serum bactericidal antibody assay for the evaluation of meningococcal B vaccine effectiveness

R Borrow, F Martinón-Torres, V Abitbol… - Expert Review of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B (NmB) antigens are inherently diverse with
variable expression among strains. Prediction of meningococcal B (MenB) vaccine …

4CMenB journey to the 10-year anniversary and beyond

V Abitbol, F Martinón-Torres, MK Taha… - Human Vaccines & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The 4-component meningococcal serogroup B (MenB) vaccine, 4CMenB, the first broadly
protective, protein-based MenB vaccine to be licensed, is now registered in more than 50 …

Emergence of ciprofloxacin- and penicillin-resistant Neisseria meningitidis isolates in Japan between 2003 and 2020 and its genetic features

H Takahashi, M Morita, H Kamiya… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Although we previously reported that some meningococcal isolates in Japan were resistant
to penicillin (PCG) and ciprofloxacin (CIP), the antibiotic susceptibilities of Neisseria …

Genetic characterization and estimated 4CMenB vaccine strain coverage of 284 Neisseria meningitidis isolates causing invasive meningococcal disease in Argentina …

A Efron, A Brozzi, A Biolchi, M Bodini… - Human Vaccines & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Meningococcal (Neisseria meningitidis) serogroup B (MenB) strain antigens are diverse and
a limited number of strains can be evaluated using the human serum bactericidal antibody …

Nasopharyngeal Meningococcal Carriage among Older Adults in Türkiye (MeninGOLD Study)

P Yildiz, M Sahin Tekin, M Kaya, EC Dinleyici - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Introduction: While there is a significant amount of information about invasive
meningococcal disease (IMD), meningococcal carriage, and meningococcal vaccines in …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizing Neisseria meningitidis in Southern Vietnam between 2012 and 2021: A predominance of the chloramphenicol-resistant ST-1576 lineage

T Van Phan, HTK Nguyen, TNL Ho, QD Pham… - IJID regions, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives Our goal was to describe Invasive Meningococcal Disease (IMD) in Southern
Vietnam over the last 10 years. We characterized 109 Neisseria meningitidis strains in …

Genomic surveillance of invasive meningococcal disease during a national MenW outbreak in Australia, 2017–2018

E Sotheran, CR Lane, K Horan… - Open Forum …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background In Australia, invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) incidence rapidly increased
between 2014 and 2017 due to rising serogroup W (MenW) and MenY infections. We aimed …

The Prevalence, Serogroup Distribution and Risk Factors of Meningococcal Carriage in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults in Turkey Meningo-Carr-TR Study …

MC Kizil, Y Kara, A Karbuz, FN Oz, E Ciftci… - The Pediatric Infectious … - journals.lww.com
Background: The prevalence of meningococcal carriage and serogroup distribution is
crucial for assessing the epidemiology of invasive meningococcal disease, forecasting …

[HTML][HTML] Common Infectious Diseases Caused by Bacteria: A National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) update on invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) …

A Pham-Huy, J Zafack, C Primeau… - Canada …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Following recent outbreaks of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in Canada and
updates to provincial vaccination guidelines, the National Advisory Committee on …