Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) outbreaks associated with Hajj and Umrah
pilgrimage events in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) are well recognized. Past …

Signs and symptoms of meningeal inflammation have been recorded in countless ancient
texts throughout history; however, the term'meningitis' came into general usage after …

Implementing vaccination programmes at the national level is key to managing vaccine-
preventable diseases (VPDs) in the overall population. Although paediatric immunization …

Objectives: Review the causes of meningitis. Describe the presentation of a patient with
meningitis. Summarize the treatment of meningitis. Describe modalities to improve care …

Abstract Background Higher density of Neisseria meningitidis carriage may be associated
with transmission of the meningococcus. Our aim was to establish the impact of …

Background This analysis investigated longitudinal changes in meningococcal carriage in
adolescents in South Australia over 4 years. Methods Data from the “B Part of It” study, which …

Background Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) represents a global health burden.
However, its epidemiology in the Eastern Mediterranean (EM) and North Africa (NA) regions …

The aim of this study was to examine the risk factors for pharyngeal carriage of
meningococci in third-level students using an unsupervised machine learning approach …

Meningitis is defined as inflammation of the meninges. The meninges are the three
membranes (the dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater) that line the vertebral canal …

Meningitis and meningococcal septicemia are potentially life-threatening illnesses; young
people in educational institutions have been repeatedly exposed to outbreaks of …