Recent journal articles about meningitis and meningitis vaccines

Two recent outbreaks of Meningitis B among University students have alarmed students, parents and educators.

As a service to its readers, Vaccination News has compiled the following list of recently published references on meningitis vaccination and the disease

Identification of the immunoproteome of the meningococcus by cell surface immunoprecipitation and mass spectrometry (CSIP-MS). 2013

Pericarditis as initial presentation of disseminated meningococcal disease. 2013

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Distribution of invasive meningococcal B disease in Italian pediatric population: Implications for vaccination timing. 2013

Meningitis due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B in India. 2013

Prevalence and phase variable expression status of two autotransporters, NalP and MspA, in carriage and disease isolates of Neisseria meningitidis. 2013

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Invasive meningococcal disease in England and Wales: implications for the introduction of new vaccines. 2012

Design and evaluation of meningococcal vaccines through structure-based modification of host and pathogen molecules. 2012

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Combined roles of human IgG subclass, alternative complement pathway activation, and epitope density in the bactericidal activity of antibodies to meningococcal factor h binding protein.

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Meningococcal serogroup B vaccines 2012

The effect of human factor H on immunogenicity of meningococcal native outer membrane vesicle vaccines with over-expressed factor H binding protein. 2012

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Meningococcal vaccine development--from glycoconjugates against MenACWY to proteins against MenB--potential for broad protection against meningococcal disease. 2012

Cooperative serum bactericidal activity between human antibodies to meningococcal factor H binding protein and neisserial heparin binding antigen. 2011

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Meningococcal factor H binding proteins in epidemic strains from Africa: implications for vaccine development. 2011

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Review of meningococcal group B vaccines. 2010
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Genetic shifts of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B antigens and the quest for a broadly cross-protective vaccine. 2010

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