Postmortem Diagnosis of Invasive Meningococcal Disease

Postmortem Diagnosis of Invasive Meningococcal Disease

We diagnosed invasive meningococcal disease by using immunohistochemical staining of embalmed tissue and PCR of vitreous humor from 2 men in New York City. Because vitreous humor is less subject than other body fluids to putrefaction, it is a good material for postmortem analysis.

Surveillance of Invasive Meningococcal Disease

Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is a nationally reportable disease in Canada. Since 1985, the Laboratory Centre for Disease Control (LCDC) has enhanced IMD surveillance to correlate case-by-case information provided by the provinces and territories with detailed laboratory studies done at the National Laboratory for Bacteriology at LCDC. This report provides information on IMD from 1 Janua...

Global Meningococcal Initiative: guidelines for diagnosis and confirmation of invasive meningococcal disease

The Global Meningococcal Initiative (GMI) is an international group of scientists and clinicians with recognized expertise in meningococcal disease including microbiology, immunology, epidemiology, public health and vaccinology. The GMI was established to promote the global prevention of meningococcal disease through education, research and international cooperation. The GMI held its second sum...

REVIEW ARTICLE Global Meningococcal Initiative: guidelines for diagnosis and confirmation of invasive meningococcal disease

J. A. VÁZQUEZ*†, M. K. TAHA†, J. FINDLOW†, S. GUPTA AND R. BORROW National Reference Laboratory for Meningococci, Institute of Health Carlos III, Majadahonda Spain 2 Institut Pasteur, Invasive Bacterial Infections Unit and National Reference Centre for Meningococci, Paris, France Vaccine Evaluation Unit, Public Health England, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK Department of Microbiolog...

Invasive meningococcal disease in childhood.