Essays about: "serogroup W"

Found 1 essay containing the words serogroup W.

  1. 1. 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