Neisseria Meningitidis
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1. Qual a diferença entre meningite bacteriana e viral? Qual a gravidade e sequelas?
A meningite viral é a forma mais comum e mais leve da doença e frequentemente acomete crianças pequenas e bebês, especialmente no primeiro ano de vida. A melhora costuma ser espontânea, em algumas semanas, sem necessidade de tratamento específico. Por outro lado, a bacteriana é muito grave e deve ser tratada como uma emergência médica. Se não tr
Núcleo de Telessaúde Rio Grande do Sul. Publicado em: 12/06/2023
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2. Immunoadsorption therapy for a meningococcemia patient with myocarditis, adrenal hemorrhage, and purpura fulminans: a case report
Abstract Neisseria meningitidis, also known as meningococcus, is a relatively uncommon cause of invasive infection, but when it occurs, it is frequently severe and potentially life-threatening. A ten-year-old female patient developed a purpuric rash with fever. Upon arrival to the pediatric intensive care department, she was unconscious and in a poor general
Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology. Publicado em: 2022
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3. Carriage prevalence of Neisseria meningitidis in the Americas in the 21st century: a systematic review
Abstract Neisseria meningitidis is a bacterium that colonizes the human nasopharynx and is transmitted by respiratory droplets from asymptomatic or symptomatic carriers. Occasionally, the pathogen invades the mucosa and enters the bloodstream, causing invasive meningococcal disease, a life-threatening infection. While meningococcal colonization is the first
Braz J Infect Dis. Publicado em: 24/10/2019
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4. Acute petrified myocardium associated with meningococcal sepsis in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematous: a fatal case
ABSTRACT Acute petrified myocardium associated with septic shock, diagnosed by autopsy has rarely been described. A 15-year-old adolescent male was diagnosed with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus. One year later, he was hospitalized with fever, myalgia, headache, arthritis, vomiting, dyspnea and was diagnosed with sepsis secondary to bronchopneum
Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo. Publicado em: 08/08/2019
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5. A cross-sectional study assessing the pharyngeal carriage of Neisseria meningitidis in subjects aged 1-24 years in the city of Embu das Artes, São Paulo, Brazil
ABSTRACT Meningococcal carriage is a prerequisite for invasive infection. This cross-sectional study assessed the pharyngeal carriage prevalence in healthy subjects aged 1-24 years in Embu das Artes city, São Paulo, Brazil. Pharyngeal swabs were examined for the presence of Neisseria meningitidis. The isolates were tested for different serogroups using aggl
Braz J Infect Dis. Publicado em: 2017-12
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6. Comparison of culture and PCR methods in the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis
Abstract Our aim in this study is to compare the standard culture method with the multiplex PCR and the Speed-Oligo® Bacterial Meningitis Test (SO-BMT) – a hybridization-based molecular test method – during the CSF examination of the patients with the pre-diagnosis of acute bacterial meningitis. For the purposes of this study, patients with acute bacter
Braz. J. Microbiol.. Publicado em: 2017-06
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7. Neisseria meningitidis presenting as acute abdomen and recurrent reactive pericarditis
ABSTRACT Meningococcal meningitis is a well established potential fatal infection characterized by fever, headache, petechial rash, and vomiting in the majority of cases. However, protean manifestations including abdominal pain, sore throat, diarrhea and cough, even though rare, should not be overlooked. Similarly, although disseminated infection could poten
Braz J Infect Dis. Publicado em: 2016-12
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8. Meningite meningocócica: características clínicas e laboratoriais, taxa de letalidade e variáveis associadas com mortalidade intra-hospitalar
RESUMO Meningite meningocócica (MM) é um problema de saúde pública. Os objetivos deste estudo foram descrever características clinicas de pacientes com MM, e identificar fatores associados à mortalidade intra-hospitalar. Trata-se de um estudo retrospectivo, entre 2006 e 2011, em um centro de referência, São Paulo, Brasil. Análise de regressão logí
Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.. Publicado em: 2016-11
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9. COMPARISON OF METHODS TO IDENTIFY Neisseria meningitidis IN ASYMPTOMATIC CARRIERS
SUMMARY Neisseria meningitidis is a cause of several life-threatening diseases and can be a normal commensal in the upper respiratory tract of healthy carriers. The carrier rate is not well established especially because there is no standard method for the isolation of N. meningitidis. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare identification methods fo
Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo. Publicado em: 22/09/2016
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10. Comparison of PCR-based methods for the simultaneous detection of Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae, and Streptococcus pneumoniae in clinical samples
Abstract Background Several in-house PCR-based assays have been described for the detection of bacterial meningitis caused by Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Haemophilus influenzae from clinical samples. PCR-based methods targeting different bacterial genes are frequently used by different laboratories worldwide, but no standard method
Braz J Infect Dis. Publicado em: 2016-08
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11. PERITONITE POR NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS SOROTIPO C: RELATO DE CASO
ABCD, arq. bras. cir. dig.. Publicado em: 2016-03
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12. Manejo atual da bacteremia oculta do lactente
Resumo Objetivos: Listar as principais entidades clínicas associadas a quadros de febre sem sinais localizatórios (FSSL) em lactentes, bem como o manejo dos casos de bacteremia oculta com ênfase na avaliação laboratorial e na antibioticoterapia empírica. Fonte dos dados: Foi feita revisão não sistemática da literatura nas bases de dados PubMed, Em
J. Pediatr. (Rio J.). Publicado em: 2015-12