This review summarizes the recent Global Meningococcal Initiative (GMI) regional meeting,
which explored meningococcal disease in North America. Invasive meningococcal disease …

Human is a host to billions of microbes and has developed sophisticated defense systems to
stave off infections. Macrophages, which are at the forefront of innate immune protection …

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

Neisseria meningitidis causes a life-threatening invasive meningococcal disease (IMD).
Isolates resistant to antibiotics, such as penicillin, ceftriaxone, and ciprofloxacin that are …

Beta-lactams are the main antibiotics for the treatment of invasive meningococcal disease.
However, reduced susceptibility to penicillin G is increasingly reported in Neisseria …

Objectives To analyse clinical meningococcal strains associated with meningococcal septic
arthritis cases in England and Wales, and to identify associations between patient age, the …

Abstract Clonal complex 4821 (CC4821) Neisseria meningitidis, usually resistant to
quinolones but susceptible to penicillin and third-generation cephalosporins, is increasing …

Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) continues to be a public health problem due to its
epidemic potential, affecting mostly children. We aimed to present a detailed description of …

Although we previously reported that some meningococcal isolates in Japan were resistant
to penicillin (PCG) and ciprofloxacin (CIP), the antibiotic susceptibilities of Neisseria …

Neisseria meningitidis causes invasive meningococcal diseases and has also been
identified as a causative agent of sexually transmitted infections, including urethritis …