"Neisseria meningitidis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of gram-negative, aerobic BACTERIA. It is a commensal and pathogen only of humans, and can be carried asymptomatically in the NASOPHARYNX. When found in cerebrospinal fluid it is the causative agent of cerebrospinal meningitis (MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL). It is also found in venereal discharges and blood. There are at least 13 serogroups based on antigenic differences in the capsular polysaccharides; the ones causing most meningitis infections being A, B, C, Y, and W-135. Each serogroup can be further classified by serotype, serosubtype, and immunotype.
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D009345
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.440.400.425.550.550.641 B03.660.075.525.520.500
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neisseria meningitidis" by people in Profiles.
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Real-world evidence of quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine safety in the United States: a systematic review. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2021 05 04; 17(5):1432-1441.
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Safety of MenACWY-CRM vaccine exposure during pregnancy. Vaccine. 2020 03 10; 38(12):2683-2690.
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Antibody persistence and booster response following MenACWY-CRM vaccination in children as assessed by two different assay methods. Vaccine. 2019 07 26; 37(32):4460-4467.
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Immunogenicity and safety of the quadrivalent meningococcal ACWY-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine (MenACWY-TT) in splenectomized or hyposplenic children and adolescents: Results of a phase III, open, non-randomized study. Vaccine. 2018 04 19; 36(17):2356-2363.
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Post-licensure safety surveillance study of routine use of quadrivalent meningococcal diphtheria toxoid conjugate vaccine (MenACWY-D) in infants and children. Vaccine. 2018 04 12; 36(16):2133-2138.
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Identifying optimal vaccination strategies for serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis conjugate vaccine in the African meningitis belt. PLoS One. 2013; 8(5):e63605.
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Safety and immunogenicity of a novel quadrivalent meningococcal CRM-conjugate vaccine given concomitantly with routine vaccinations in infants. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2012 Jan; 31(1):64-71.
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Safety and immunogenicity of heptavalent pneumococcal CRM197 conjugate vaccine in infants and toddlers. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1999 Sep; 18(9):757-63.