carriage rates of neisseria meningitides serogroups: determination among freshmen conscripts before vaccination

Carriage rates of Neisseria meningitidis serogroups: determination among freshmen conscripts before vaccination

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Neisseria meningitidis is transmitted from person-to-person. Thus, close contact with a healthy carrier can facilitate the spread of the bacteria and lead to life-threatening meningococcal disease. The aim of this study was to identify oropharyngeal carriers of N. meningitidis in volunteers preparing for military service before vaccination. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a...

Carriage Rates and Serogroups of Neisseria meningitidis among Freshmen in a University Dormitory in Korea

PURPOSE Neisseria meningitidis is a leading cause of bacterial meningitis in young adults. University students, especially those living in dormitories, have been known to be at increased risk of meningococcal disease. We performed a longitudinal study to determine the carriage rates of N. meningitidis and the changes thereof. MATERIALS AND METHODS We recruited Inha University freshmen who wer...

Neisseria Meningitides in Urogenital Infection.

Prevalence of Neisseria meningitidis Carriage with Identification of Serogroups and Genogroups in Professional Soldiers.

The article presents the prevalence of Neisseria meningitidis carriage with the identification of sero- and genogroups in professional soldiers serving in the Polish Armed Forces. A total of 1246 soldiers from the 10th Armored Cavalry Brigade in Świętoszów, Poland were examined in the period January-February 2016. Microbiological tests were performed using standard methods (culture, incubation,...

Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A and W-135: carriage and immunity in Burkina Faso, 2003.

OBJECTIVES We sought to describe Neisseria meningitidis immunity and its association with pharyngeal carriage in Burkina Faso, where N. meningitidis serogroup W-135 and serogroup A disease are hyperendemic and most of the population received polysaccharide A/C vaccine during 2002. METHODS We collected oropharyngeal swab samples from healthy residents of Bobo-Dioulasso (4-14 years old, n=238; ...

Un accident vasculaire hémorragique révélant une méningite à Neisseria meningitides

L’accident vasculaire hémorragique et la méningite purulente constituent des urgences médicales chez la personne âgée. L’Objectif est de rapporter un cas d’accident vasculaire hémorragique associé à une méningite purulente à Neisseria meningitidis survenus chez une personne âgée. Il s’agit d’une patiente de 62 ans sans antécédent pathologique connu, a été admise aux urgences médicales du CHU YO...