The choroid plexus (CP) forming the blood–cerebrospinal fluid (B-CSF) barrier is among the
least studied structures of the central nervous system (CNS) despite its clinical importance …

The epidemiology of bacterial meningitis has changed as a result of the widespread use of
conjugate vaccines and preventive antimicrobial treatment of pregnant women. Given the …

The choroid plexus (CP) is the source of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) production and location of
the blood-CSF barrier (BCSFB), which is constituted by the epithelial cells of the CP. Several …

Capture-Recapture Methods for the Social and Medical Sciences Page 1 Page 2 Chapman &
Hall/CRC Interdisciplinary Statistics Series Edited by Dankmar Böhning Peter GM van der …

Despite a rapid increase in immigration from low-income countries, studies on immigrants'
mortality in Italy are scarce. We aimed to describe differences in all and cause-specific …

Bacterial meningitis remains a serious cause of morbidity and mortality in childhood, despite
the availability of effective vaccines against Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) or …

Knowing the incidence of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is essential for planning
appropriate vaccination policies. However, IMD may be underestimated because of …

Abstract Background Community acquired Bacterial Meningitis (BM) remains a serious
threat to global health. Cuban surveillance system for BM allowed to characterize the main …

Background No reliable and comprehensive study has been published on the incidence and
epidemiological profile of meningitis in Iran from 2008 to 2014, before pneumococcal …

Introduction In January 2013 a novel type of multicomponent protein-based vaccine against
group B meningococcal disease was licensed by the European Medicines Agency. With the …