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 …

Neisseria meningitidis is a human-adapted pathogen that causes meningitis and sepsis
worldwide. N. meningitidis factor H-binding protein (fHbp) provides a mechanism for …

Background Neisseria meningitidis is a commensal bacterium which can cause invasive
disease. Colonisation studies are important to guide vaccination strategies. Aim The study's …

The bacterium Neisseria meningitidis causes life-threatening disease worldwide, typically
with a clinical presentation of sepsis or meningitis, but can be carried asymptomatically as …

(IMD) are recognised as diseases of crowding, 1 a factor also identified as central to
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission. 2 Observations from military outbreaks …

Summary Background In August, 2015, the UK implemented an emergency adolescent
immunisation programme with the meningococcal ACWY conjugate vaccine to combat a …

Abstract Objective Serogroup W and Y invasive meningococcal disease increased globally
from 2000 onwards. Responding to a rapid increase in serogroup W clonal complex 11 (W …

Background Recombinant protein-based vaccines targeting serogroup B meningococci
protect against invasive disease but impacts on carriage are uncertain. This study assessed …

Background No updated data currently exist regarding Neisseria meningitidis carriage and
genomic epidemiology among young Israeli adults. Methods Oropharyngeal swabs were …

Objective Few data outside of individual case reports are available on nonmeningococcal,
non-gonococcal species of Neisseria as causative agents of invasive disease. This review …