meningococcal disease
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meningococcal
adjective
uk/məˌnɪn.dʒəˈkɒkəl/us/məˌnɪŋ.ɡoʊˈkɑː.kəl/
caused by or relating to the bacteria involved in some forms of meningitis and some other ...
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disease
noun
uk/dɪˈziːz/us/dɪˈziːz/
(an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by ...
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A more rigorous analysis of the epidemiological impact of vaccination formeningococcaldiseaseis essential for proper health economic estimates.
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Factors preceding the onset ofmeningococcaldisease, with special emphasis on passive smoking, stressful events, physical fitness, symptoms of ill health.
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The age distribution of cases was consistent with that previously observed inmeningococcaldiseaseepidemics.
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If recolonization occurs preferentially with acapsulate (and thus putatively avirulent) isolates, there may be implications for control of community outbreaks ofmeningococcaldisease.
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A higher proportion of first year undergraduate residents was associated with an increased incidence of invasivemeningococcaldisease.
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Of these 26 strains, 24 were isolated from cases of invasivemeningococcaldiseasein the period 1976-99.
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The use of serological markers of infection adds another dimension to the surveillance ofmeningococcaldisease.
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Six of the remaining patients were notified as cases ofmeningococcaldisease.
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In the case ofmeningococcaldisease, infection is serious at any age, although case fatality rates are higher in adolescents than in infants.
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Our findings are plausible in light of current knowledge about transmission ofmeningococcaldisease.
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Will we understand the epidemiology and pathogenesis ofmeningococcaldiseasebefore it is eliminated by the development and deployment of effective vaccines?
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In all, 43 isolates recovered from 43 patients withmeningococcaldisease(meningitis and/or bacteraemia) were preserved for further study.
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Over the 10-year period about 10 000 close contacts of sporadic cases ofmeningococcaldiseasehad received rifampicin prophylaxis.
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The 68 notified cases ofmeningococcaldiseasewere coded as serologically confirmed (n=54), positive by microscopy (n=6) or as clinical cases (n=8).
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The incidence ofmeningococcaldiseaseis highest in young children and declines through childhood, with a smaller secondary peak in disease in teenagers.
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From 1996 to 2000, between 10 and 20 cases ofmeningococcaldiseasewere reported annually.
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The risk ofmeningococcaldiseaseassociated with day-care is not known.
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Serology in the diagnosis ofmeningococcaldisease71 (17 %) had been notified, namely 68 as meningococcal disease and three as meningitis of unknown aetiology.
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