Essays about: "meningitidis"

Found 2 essays containing the word meningitidis.

  1. 1. Prevalence of ctrA and crgA genes in non-meningococcal neisserial species colonising the upper respiratory tract among university students in Örebro

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

    Author : Magnus Klinteskog; [2021]
    Keywords : Neisseria; meningitidis; ctrA; crgA; carrier;

    Abstract : Introduction: A Neisseria meningitidis carrier study has been conducted among students at Örebro university in Sweden in 2018 and 2019. Pharyngeal samples were collected from 3489 students. PCR for the genes ctrA and crgA was run on all samples. The positive samples were then cultured on agar plates to find the N. READ MORE

  3. 2. Clinical Presentation of Invasive Meningococcal Disease caused by Serogroup W and Y- a Systematic Review

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

    Author : Luwam Haylom Berhane; [2018]
    Keywords : Neisseria meningitidis; invasive meningococcal disease IMD ; meningitis; pneumonia; meningococcemia; septicaemia; bacteraemia; serogroup W; serogroup Y.;

    Abstract : Background: Neisseria meningitidis is a gram-negative bacterium with the potential to cause invasive disease. Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) can be fatal if delay to antibiotic therapy. There are six serogroups, which are capable of causing invasive disease in humans; A, B, C, W, X and Y. READ MORE