Neisseria meningitidis is a Gram-negative pathogen that actively invades its human host and leads to the development of life-threatening pathologies. One of the leading causes of death in the world, N. meningitidis can be responsible for nearly 1,000 new infections per 100,000 subjects during an epidemic period. The bacterial species are classified into 12 serogroups, five of which (A, B, C, W,...

Can sepsis be prevented? Primary prevention The principal method of primary prevention is immunisation. Advances in biotechnology have led to new and improved vaccines, including vaccines for Haemophilus influenzae type b, Neisseria meningitides (type C), and Streptococcus pneumoniae. A new group B meningococcal vaccine has been licensed in Europe. In 2015, the meningococcal B vaccine will be i...

Globally around 34 million children present disabling hearing loss. If unaddressed, loss can negatively impact several aspects such as communication, cognition, language, and speech. Most needy people with impairment do not have access to treatments it’s a national international public health problem. Meningococcal disease is caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitides, affects mainly childr...

Neisseria meningitidis (N. meningitidis) serogroup C sequence type (ST)-4821 caused an outbreak in 2010 in Shandong province of China. Twenty-one non-outbreak-associated strains were isolated, along with twenty-eight N. meningitides serogroup C ST-4821 isolates. Therefore, it's essential to identify and clarify characterization of the real outbreak-associated strains with a rapid method during ...

This review underlines the significant role of early diagnosis and treatment hearing impairment due to bacterial meningitis (BM) in children. BM is a life-threatening neurological condition mostly caused by <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i>, <i>Neisseria meningitides</i>, or <i>Haemophilus influenzae</i>. Hearing loss most commonly reported complication BM; inf...

INTRODUCTION Bacterial meningitis is one of the most serious infectious diseases in childhood. AIM To identify the most common causes of bacterial meningitis in children in Tuzla Canton. PATIENTS AND METHODS This is a retrospective study which included 140 children, aged from 1 month to 14 years, treated at the Clinic for Infectious Diseases Tuzla, in the period 1999-2009, who had clinical ...