BACKGROUND Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) is a pathogen of multiple serogroups that is highly prevalent in many populations. Serogroups associated with invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in Canada, for example, include A, B, C, W-135, X and Y. IMD is a rare but serious outcome of Nm infection, and can be prevented with vaccines that target certain serogroups. This has stimulated the development ...

Infectious endocarditis is an infrequent pathology but with a very significant morbidity and mortality context. The MostCommon responsible germs are streptococci staphylococci.Neisseria strain of bacteria characterized by several subgroups such as gram-negative diplococci which present in the respiratory tract generally harmless other Neisseria gonorrhoeae known to be pathogens involved patholo...

The Pan 1 protein of Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a novel 54-kDa outer membrane protein expressed only when gonococci are grown in the absence of oxygen. It is a major antigen recognized by sera from patients with gonococcal infection. We raised mouse monospecific polyclonal antiserum to gel-purified Pan 1 from gonococcal strain F62. The antiserum was broadly cross-reactive among gonococcal strains...

Bacterial vaginosis or non-specific vaginitis describes the disease caused by a change in the normal Flora of the vagina, which leads to the elimination of Lactobacilli, generating hydrogen peroxide and excess growth of bacteria, particularly anaerobic bacteria. This disease is the most prevalent infection of the female genital tract, and the rate of frequency of anaerobic bacteria, specificall...

lack of vaccination and modern health care facilities in many countries including iran let meningococcemia to remain as a serious challenging disorder especially among children and in spite of improved diagnosis and earlier treatment its prognosis is still dismal. this study describes 68 cases (54.4% male) of proved meningococcemia hospitalized since 1992 up to the end of 2002 in children medic...

bacterial vaginosis or non-specific vaginitis describes the disease caused by a change in the normal flora of the vagina, which leads to the elimination of lactobacilli, generating hydrogen peroxide and excess growth of bacteria, particularly anaerobic bacteria. this disease is the most prevalent infection of the female genital tract, and the rate of frequency of anaerobic bacteria, specificall...

introduction: neisseria meningitidis is a major causative agent of bacterial septicemia and meningitis in human. pora is a major component of the outer membrane of n. meningitidis and functions as a cationic porin. this study aimed to clone and determine the expression of pora as the first step for producing a proper antigen in a vaccine study against n. meningitidis. methods: an approximately ...

background and objectives: neisseria gonorrhoeae is the second most sexually transmitted diseases agents in developing countries. antimicrobial resistance strains have created serious health concern. the aim of this study was to determine the frequency of endocervical gonococcal infection and antimicrobial susceptibility of n.gonorrhoeae in kashan, iran. materials and methods: in this study, 29...