Wang J-F, Caugant DA, Li X, Hu X, Poolman JT, Crowe BA, Clonal and antigenic analysis of serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis ... Tavares Sacchi C, Cobo Zanella R, Caugant DA, Emergence of a new clone of serogroup C Neisseria meningitidis in Sao Paulo, ... Tavares Sacchi C, Pessoa LL, Ramos SR, Ongoing group B Neisseria meningitidis epidemic in Sao Paulo, Brazil, due to increased ... Epidemic- associated Neisseria meningitidis detected by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis. Emerg Infect Dis. 1995;1:53-4. DOI ...
Risk and/or Predisposing Factor Bacterial Pathogen Age 18-50 y Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis Age >50 y S ... pneumoniae, N meningitidis, Listeria monocytogenes, aerobic gram-negative bacilli Immunocompromised state S pneumoniae, N ... Bacterial Pathogens and Risk/Predisposing Factors. Table. Bacterial Pathogens and Risk or Predisposing Factors [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] ... Common Organisms by Patient Population in Bacterial Meningitis * Sections Common Organisms by Patient Population in Bacterial ...
... active population based surveillance for an overall population base of more than 30 million people for Neisseria meningitidis ... CDCs Bacterial Meningitis Laboratory works primarily on two pathogens: Neisseria meningitidis and Haemophilus influenzae. If ... CDCs Bacterial Meningitis Laboratory supports:. *Active, population-based surveillance for N. meningitidis and H. influenzae ... CDCs Bacterial Meningitis Laboratory can offer advice concerning laboratory procedures dealing with N. meningitidis and H. ...
Available pathogens include: *Group A Streptococcus. *Group B Streptococcus. *Haemophilus influenzae. *Neisseria meningitidis ... An extensive collection of isolates for some bacterial pathogens are available through the Active Bacterial Core surveillance ( ... Scientific methods (Please include the following, where applicable: specific pathogen, serotypes, years and number of isolates ... Both documents require a limit on dissemination of the bacterial isolates and include an agreement to acknowledge the source of ...
This study showed the emergence of serogroup X, a non-vaccine type, as the predominant N. meningitidis serogroup in the wake of ... Therefore, this study aimed to establish the trends in N. meningitidis serogroups from 2016 to 2020 in Ghanas meningitis belt ... Of the 2,426 suspected cases, 395 (16.3%) were confirmed positive for N. meningitidis using PCR. Serogroup X showed a ... Serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis was the major cause of meningococcal meningitis epidemics in the African meningitis belt ...
... such as for example the bacterial pathogen, Neisseria meningitidis (also called the meningococcus). This human pathogen has ... Neisseria meningitidis; Streptococcus pneumoniae; and Streptococcus pyogenes. The Gram-negative bacterium B.burgdorferi has ... "Enhanced bacteremia in human factor H transgenic rats infected by Neisseria meningitidis". Infection and Immunity. 80 (2): 643- ... Pathogens that have been shown to recruit factor H include: Aspergillus spp.; Borrelia burgdorferi; B. duttonii; B. recurrentis ...
Oxidative stress is also used by phagocytes to attack bacterial pathogens in defence of the host. We have identified and ... endonuclease paralogues in the human pathogen Neisseria meningitidis. The presence of multiple versions of DNA repair enzymes ... Ap Endonuclease Paralogues with Distinct Activities in DNA Repair and Bacterial Pathogenesis.. Carpenter, E.P., Corbett, A., ... Apurinic Apyrimidinic (AP) endonuclease (NApe) from Neisseria Meningitidis. *PDB DOI: https://doi.org/10.2210/pdb2JC5/pdb ...
Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis are the main pathogens of community-acquired bacterial meningitis in adults ... H. influenzae, N. meningitidis and S. pneumoniae (16).. N. meningitidis is responsible for serious cases of meningitis and ... Hospital admission rates for meningitis and septicaemia caused by Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria meningitidis, and ... et Neisseria meningitidis 1,7 %). Un pic de cas de méningite est survenu entre 1995 et 1996. Lincidence des méningites dues à ...
Among these species are much-feared germs like Streptococcus pyogenes and the meningitis pathogen, Neisseria meningitidis. "We ... "We were able to identify new CRISPR-Cas genes in a number of bacterial species," says Charpentier, an HZI researcher who also ... The human immune systems main function is to protect us against invading bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens. To perform ... Emmanuelle Charpentiers work group has scoured the genome of several hundred bacterial species in the search of CRISPR-Cas ...
Neisseria meningitidis, and H influenzae. Sensitivity and specificity for detection of bacterial pathogens are high, ranging ... Diagnosis of bacterial meningitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, and Haemophilus influenzae using ... It has been used for the diagnosis of multiple viral and bacterial pathogens, including H influenzae. Multiplex PCR assays are ... 65] which allows rapid and accurate identification of bacterial meningitis pathogens, including H influenzae and related ...
For a given pathogen such as Neisseria meningitidis, five distinct serogroups-A, C, W, Y, and X-cause disease in Burkina Faso. ... with strong laboratory capacity allows us to see the disease trends due to individual bacterial meningitis pathogens that are ... That epidemic of meningitis was mainly due to serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis for which the population had not been ... But, in the context of meningitis epidemics, we are also asked to quickly guide the country as to which pathogen is responsible ...
Of the later patients, in one patient (12.5%) was identified Neisseria meningitidis, E. coli, E. coli with extended spectrum ... The most frequent pathogen was E. coli (n=50, 86.2%). Blood culture was obtained in 215 patients, 13 (6.0%) had bacterial ... With significant bacterial isolation. 6 (2.1). 6 (8.2). -. Without significant bacterial isolation. 15 (5.1). 3 (4.1). 12 (5.5) ... With significant bacterial growth. 58 (19.9). 58 (79.5). -. Without significant bacterial growth. 184 (63.0). 15 (20.5). 169 ( ...
... and Neisseria meningitidis. Common causes of bacterial meningitis vary by age group. ... There are several pathogens (types of germs) that can cause bacterial meningitis. Bacterial meningitis can be caused by ... Bacterial meningitis- Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial meningitis. The specific type depends on which bacteria is ... You will not be able to tell if you have bacterial or viral meningitis by how you feel. Your doctor will have to determine the ...
Neisseria meningitidis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae.. The drug is active against Staphylococcus spp. (including strains producing and ... The drug inhibits the growth of pathogens that cause infectious diseases. The drug is available in the form of tablets of 250 ... The active substance, ciprofloxacin, suppresses DNA gyrase and inhibits the synthesis of bacterial DNA. Itsh highly active ... prevention of invasive infections caused by Neisseria meningitides: 500 mg once;. *prophylaxis after contact with a sick person ...
The bacterial community structures in the mixed pollutive aerosols and dust were characterized, and the key environmental ... Finally, statistical analysis revealed the largest environmental factors affecting the bacterial communities to be wind speed ... Meningococcal meningitis caused by Neisseria meningitidis was epidemic throughout sub-Saharan Africa as Neisseria meningitidis ... Overall, the increased relative abundance of opportunistic pathogen such as Moraxella and the toxins producing bacteria such as ...
Typing of Neisseria meningitidis by whole-genome analysis. Tsang Raymond S W et al. The Lancet. Infectious diseases 2015 Oct ... Twenty years of bacterial genome sequencing. Loman Nicholas J et al. Nature reviews. Microbiology 2015 Nov ... Gut biogeography of the bacterial microbiota. Donaldson Gregory P et al. Nature reviews. Microbiology 2015 Oct * Implementation ... A real-time PCR assay for direct characterization of the Neisseria gonorrhoeae GyrA 91 locus associated with ciprofloxacin ...
... and contaminants of any system available and include several unique pediatric pathogens including Neisseria meningitidis and ... Automated identification platforms for the identification of bacterial and fungal pathogens from positive blood cultures have ... To aid in reducing the time to identification of key pathogens, resistances and possible contaminants, the ePlex® Blood Culture ... In addition, given the importance of identifying pathogens and associated resistance in normally sterile body site (NSBS) ...
... or because of their effect on the toxicity of known bacterial pathogens including Vibrio cholerae and Neisseria meningitidis. ... the current Inoviridae family into a viral order including six distinct proposed families associated with nearly all bacterial ...
Type IV pili are long, thin fibres, which extend from the surface of the bacterial pathogen Neisseria meningitidis; they play a ... The solution structure of a domain from the Neisseria meningitidis lipoprotein PilP reveals a new beta-sandwich fold. ... The solution structure of a domain from the Neisseria meningitidis lipoprotein PilP reveals a new beta-sandwich fold. Journal ...
The human pathogen Neisseria meningitidis can cause meningitis and fatal systemic disease. The bacteria colonize blood vessels ... In venules, potent neutrophil recruitment allows efficient bacterial phagocytosis. In contrast, in infected capillaries and ... Colonization of dermal arterioles by Neisseria meningitidis provides a safe haven from neutrophils. ... Arteríolas/microbiologia , Derme/irrigação sanguínea , Neisseria meningitidis/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Neutrófilos/ ...
Neisseria meningitidis, group B streptococci, Streptococcus pyogenes, and S. pneumoniae; and respiratory pathogens in adults, ... Emerging Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases Newly identified bacterial, mycobacterial, mycotic, and actinomycotic pathogens and ... Laboratory sections serve as international resources to identify and characterize bacterial and fungal pathogens. Research ... Pneumococcal Disease As the most common bacterial cause of otitis media in children and a major cause of bacterial pneumonia, ...
To date how such force is sensed in host cells and contribute to bacterial pathogenesis has been poorly explored. ... They mediate an extraordinary array of functions, including motility, DNA uptake, bacterial aggregation or adherence to host ... Using Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus) as a model organism, as it interacts with vascular cells via its Tfp and promotes ... Strategies used by bacterial pathogens to cross the blood-brain barrier. Le Guennec L, Coureuil M, Nassif X, Bourdoulous S. ...
... PubMed, SCI, Scopus, ESCI, PMC indexed ... These include S. pneumoniae (Sp), Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) and H. influenzae (Hi). These bacteria can be the cause of ... Bacterial pathogens in the nasopharynx, nasal cavity, and osteomeatal complex during wellness and viral infection. Am J Rhinol ... Changes in Invasive Neisseria meningitidis and Haemophilus influenzae Infections in France during the COVID-19 Pandemic. ...
Most meningeal pathogens are transmitted through the respiratory route, including Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus) and S ... Table 3. Changing Epidemiology of Acute Bacterial Meningitis in United States*. *Table 4. Most Common Bacterial Pathogens on ... Bacterial meningitis. Acute bacterial meningitis denotes a bacterial cause of this syndrome. This is usually characterized by ... Among bacterial pathogens, S pneumoniae causes the highest mortality (20-30% in adults, 10% in children) and morbidity (15%) in ...
Two bacterial species, Haemophilus influenzae and Neisseria meningitidis, are among the main causes of meningitis, a life- ... Iron-Ferrying Protein Impedes Pathogens. Meningitis-causing bacteria exerted strong evolutionary pressure on an iron-binding ... EMWDamaging toxins and antibody-epitope interactions are frequently the battlegrounds of host-pathogen arms races, but a new ... with the pathogen-evading version changing in frequency depending on the environment. ...
Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, S. agalactiae, Escherichia coli and other enteric ... The CSF pathogen and contaminant probes were tested against DNA from over 60 different strains, and with the exception of the ... The first set of probes covers a wide spectrum of bacteria and includes a universal bacterial probe, a gram-positive probe, a ... The pathogen and contaminant probe sequences from CSF were compared to existing sequence information and sequencing data from ...