Meningococcal disease

Meningococcal pneumonia, an infrequent presentation of invasive meningococcal disease. We report a case of an elderly patient with a medical history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and prostate cancer undergoing chemotherapy, who presented with pneumonia, hypoxemia, and respiratory failure.

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In this report, we provide an attention to this disease in Vietnam and to discuss the clinical aspects such as diagnosis and treatment related to this meningococcal case.

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Bài viết trình bày mô tả một số đặc điểm dịch tễ học bệnh do cầu khuẩn màng não xâm nhập (nhiễm khuẩn huyết (NKH)/viêm màng não (VMN) hay Invasive Meningococcal Diseases - IMD) tại các đơn vị quân đội trong toàn quân từ 2014 đến 2020.

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The early recognition of meningococcal disease in children is vital. During the prodrome however, meningococcal infection presents similarly to many self-limiting viral infections. This mandates a cautious approach with many children receiving unnecessary broad-spectrum parenteral antibiotics.

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(BQ) Part 1 of the document Evaluation and management for infectious diseases and dermatologic disorders in succinct pediatrics has contents: Osteomyelitis and septic arthritis, anaerobic infections, cat scratch disease, group a streptococcal infections, listeria monocytogenes infections, meningococcal disease,... and other contents. Invite you to refer.

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(bq) part 2 book “read book atlas of pediatric infectious diseases” has contents: human herpesvirus, human immunodeficiency virus infection, kawasaki disease, kingella kingae infections, legionella pneumophila infections, lyme disease, lymphatic filariasis, meningococcal infections,… and other contents.

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Infectious diseases have been a problem for military personnel throughout history. The consequences in previous conflicts have ranged from frequent illnesses disrupting daily activities and readiness to widespread deaths. Preventive measures, early diagnosis, and treatment greatly limit the exposures and acute illnesses of troops today in comparison with those in armies of the past, but infections and consequent acute illnesses still occur. In addition, long-term adverse health outcomes of some pathogens are increasingly recognized....

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 The right to health is NOT the same as the right to be healthy.  A common misconception is that the State has to guarantee us good health. However, good health is influenced by several factors that are outside the direct control of States, such as an individual’s biological make-up and socio-economic conditions.  Rather, the right to health refers to the right to the enjoyment of a variety of goods, facilities, services and conditions necessary for its realization.

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Invasive Meningococcal Disease results from bacterial infection with Neisseria meningitidis, a gram-negative aerobic organism that is usually a commensal in humans; 5-25% of adults are asymptomatic carriers. 8 Meningococci that cause invasive disease develop a capsule that protects the organism from host defence mechanisms.

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This guideline makes recommendations on best practice in the recognition and management of meningococcal disease in children and young people up to 16 years of age. It addresses the patient journey through pre-hospital care, referral, diagnostic testing, disease management, follow-up care and rehabilitation and considers public health issues. The guideline will be of interest to healthcare professionals, parents and carers who are involved in the diagnosis and management of children and young people with suspected or confirmed meningococcal disease.

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Despite the success of the Men C programme the youngest members of society continue to bear a disproportionate burden in terms of incidence of, and mortality from, IMD. The recorded case fatality rate (CFR) for meningococcal disease varies between 2.6-10% each year (see table accompanying Figure 1), similar to the 5.6% observed in England and Wales.

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In 1887, Anton Weichselbaum, a Viennese doctor, was the first to report the isolation of meningococci from patients with meningitis (1). Shortly after, came the first description of lumbar puncture in living patients (2), leading to the isolation of meningococci from acute cases of meningitis. Three years later, Kiefer grew meningococci from the nasopharynx of cases of meningococcal disease, and from their contacts (3), a finding of immense significance in advancing understanding of the epidemiology and pathogenesis of the disease.

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Neisseria meningitidis is the etiologic agent of two life-threatening diseases: meningococcal meningitis and fulminant meningococcemia. More rarely, meningococci cause pneumonia, septic arthritis, pericarditis, urethritis, and conjunctivitis. Most cases are potentially preventable by vaccination. Etiologic Agent Meningococci are gram-negative aerobic diplococci. Unlike the other neisseriae, they have a polysaccharide capsule. They are transmitted among humans—their only known habitat—via respiratory secretions.

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Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: Improvements in the outcome of children with meningococcal disease...

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Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Meningococcal disease: identifying high-risk cases...

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Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: A CC and CXC chemokine levels in children with meningococcal sepsis accurately predict mortality and disease severity...

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Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: Drotrecogin alfa (activated) in patients with severe sepsis presenting with purpura fulminans, meningitis, or meningococcal disease: a retrospective analysis of patients enrolled in recent clinical studies...

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Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học General Psychiatry cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Bench-to-bedside review: Genetic influences on meningococcal disease...

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Other Syndromes Local extension causing empyema is very uncommon, and—as might be inferred from the low rate of bacteremia—metastatic complications of M. catarrhalis pneumonia, such as septic arthritis, are exceedingly rare. As of 1995, 58 cases of bacteremic infection due to M. catarrhalis had been reported, mainly in children 60 years old; most of these patients had severe underlying lung disease and/or were immunocompromised. The syndromes reported have included bacteremia with no apparent focus, pneumonia, endocarditis, and meningitis.

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Antimicrobial Chemoprophylaxis The attack rate for meningococcal disease among household or other close contacts of cases is 400-fold greater than that in the population as a whole. Close contacts of cases should receive chemoprophylaxis with rifampin, ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, or azithromycin (Table 136-1). A single IM injection of ceftriaxone is also effective. Close contacts include persons who live in the same household, day-care center contacts, and anyone directly exposed to a patient's oral secretions. Casual contacts are not at increased risk.

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