[HTML][HTML] The everchanging epidemiology of meningococcal disease worldwide and the potential for prevention through vaccination
SR Parikh, H Campbell, JA Bettinger, LH Harrison… - Journal of Infection, 2020 - Elsevier
Neisseria meningitidis is a major cause of bacterial meningitis and septicaemia worldwide
and is associated with high case fatality rates and serious life-long complications among …
and is associated with high case fatality rates and serious life-long complications among …
The Diverse Spectrum of Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients: Narrative Review of Cases and Case Series
S Bobde, WY Sohn, R Bekkat-Berkani… - Infectious Diseases and …, 2024 - Springer
Introduction Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is a potentially life-threatening disease
caused by Neisseria meningitidis infection. We reviewed case reports of IMD from …
caused by Neisseria meningitidis infection. We reviewed case reports of IMD from …
[HTML][HTML] Outbreak detection: Increase in Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W invasive disease in Canada: 2009–2016
RSW Tsang, L Hoang, GJ Tyrrell… - Canada …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Since 2010, there has been an increase in serogroup W Neisseria meningitidis
(MenW) disease in many countries due to an emerging sequence type-11 clonal complex …
(MenW) disease in many countries due to an emerging sequence type-11 clonal complex …
Shifts in the Antibiotic Susceptibility, Serogroups, and Clonal Complexes of Neisseria meningitidis in Shanghai, China: A Time Trend Analysis of the Pre-Quinolone …
M Chen, Q Guo, Y Wang, Y Zou, G Wang… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Fluoroquinolones have been used broadly since the end of the 1980s and have
been recommended for Neisseria meningitidis prophylaxis since 2005 in China. The aim of …
been recommended for Neisseria meningitidis prophylaxis since 2005 in China. The aim of …
[HTML][HTML] Whole genome typing of the recently emerged Canadian serogroup W Neisseria meningitidis sequence type 11 clonal complex isolates associated with …
RSW Tsang, T Ahmad, S Tyler, B Lefebvre… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives This study was performed to analyze the Canadian invasive serogroup W
Neisseria meningitidis (MenW) sequence type 11 (ST-11) clonal complex (CC) isolates by …
Neisseria meningitidis (MenW) sequence type 11 (ST-11) clonal complex (CC) isolates by …
Ciprofloxacin-resistant Neisseria meningitidis in Canada: likely imported strains
RSW Tsang, DKS Law, S Deng… - Canadian journal of …, 2017 - cdnsciencepub.com
The prevalence of ciprofloxacin-resistant Neisseria meningitidis in Canada was studied by
testing 346 isolates received at the National Microbiology Laboratory during the calendar …
testing 346 isolates received at the National Microbiology Laboratory during the calendar …
Prevalence, sequence type, and quinolone resistance of Neisseria lactamica carried in children younger than 15 years in Shanghai, China
Y Shen, M Chen - Journal of Infection, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Neisseria lactamica has an important influence on carriage and antimicrobial
susceptibility of N. meningitidis, a major pathogen of septicemia and meningitis. In China …
susceptibility of N. meningitidis, a major pathogen of septicemia and meningitis. In China …
[HTML][HTML] MenW in Canada shows potential clonal replacement
RSW Tsang, SL Deeks, K Wong, A Marchand-Austin… - CCDR, 2016 - canada.ca
Background: In Ontario, serogroup W Neisseria meningitidis (MenW) accounts for a small
percentage of all invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) and between 2010 and 2014, only …
percentage of all invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) and between 2010 and 2014, only …
Comparative genomic analyses of Chinese serogroup W ST-11 complex Neisseria meningitidis isolates
B Zhu, J Lucidarme, X Bai, P Guo, A Zhang, R Borrow… - Journal of Infection, 2020 - Elsevier
Although serogroup W ST-11 complex (cc11)(W: cc11) Neisseria meningitidis has been
widespread in China over the past ten years, its origin and genetic relatedness has not yet …
widespread in China over the past ten years, its origin and genetic relatedness has not yet …
Sulfonamides
NE Holmes, ML Grayson - Kucers' The Use of Antibiotics, 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
The first sulfonamide (sulphonamide) compound of clinical importance, prontosil rubrum,
was synthesized in Germany in 1932 and first used as a chemotherapeutic agent in 1935 …
was synthesized in Germany in 1932 and first used as a chemotherapeutic agent in 1935 …