Meningococcal Carrier Studies

Increased meningococcal carrier rate after tonsillectomy.

Studies on Meningococcal Infection

From meningococcus Type II broth autolysates, a substance, corresponding to the protective antibody has been isolated. This substance, termed kappa substance, is firmly connected with protein but can be separated by the action of proteolytic enzymes. Methods of preparation and purification are given, together with chemical and serological data. In whole cells from young cultures, this substance...

Meningitis and Meningococcal Diseases

مننژیت ویروسی را غالبأ مننژیت غیر عفونی می نامند. مننژیت ویروسی به وسیله ویروسهای مختلفی ایجاد می شود. بعضی از آنها از طریق عطسه، سرفه یا وضعیت های بهداشتی نامناسب به وجود می آیند. سایر موارد آن، از جمله ویروس کوکساکی در فاضلاب آلوده پیدا می شود. مننژیت ویروسی با شروع ناگهانی تب و علایم و نشانه های درگیری مننژ مانند سر درد و سفتی گردن مشخص می گردد. فتوفوبی نیز از نشانه های معمول آن بوده و ممکن ...

Epidemiology of meningococcal disease - Population-based studies from Denmark

Worldwide the 3 most common pathogens for bacterial meningitis among infants and young children are Haemophilusinfluenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis. Denmark included in the National ChildhoodVaccination Programme vaccination against H. influenzae type B (Hib) in 1993 and invasive pneumococcal disease asof October 2007. Introduction of the conjugated he...

Chemotherapeutic Studies in the Treatment of Meningococcal and Pneumococcal Meningitis

A supply of diaminodiphenyl-sulphone glucoside was placed at our disposal by Dr. G. A. H. Buttle of the Wellcome Research Laboratory for trial in meningitis. A large number of cases are admitted every year to the Campbell Hospital, and, with the permission of its superintendent, Col. Mallya, i.M.S., the value of this drug in the treatment of meningitis was tested in a series of cases. Such case...