Pharyngeal carriage of Neisseria meningitidis in 2-19-year-old individuals in Uganda. by Caugant, D, Fogg, C, Bajunirwe, F, Piola, P, Twesigye, R, Mutebi, F, Frøholm, L, Rosenqvist, E, Batwala, V, Aaberge, I, Rottingen, J, Guerin, P

Hierarchical genomic analysis of carried and invasive serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis during the 2011 epidemic in Chad. by Diallo, K, Gamougam, K, Daugla, D, Harrison, O, Bray, J, Caugant, D, Lucidarme, J, Trotter, C, Hassan-King, M, Stuart, J, Manigart, O, Greenwood, B, Maiden, M

“…<p><strong>BACKGROUND:</strong> Serogroup A <em>Neisseria meningitidis</em> (<em>Nm</em>A) was the cause of the 2011 meningitis epidemics in Chad. …”

Field evaluation of two rapid diagnostic tests for Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A during the 2006 outbreak in Niger. by Rose, A, Gerstl, S, Mahamane, A, Sidikou, F, Djibo, S, Bonte, L, Caugant, D, Guerin, P, Chanteau, S

“…We estimate diagnostic accuracy in the field during the 2006 outbreak of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A in Maradi, Niger, for the dipstick RDT and Pastorex(R) on unprepared CSF, (a) by comparing each test's sensitivity and specificity with previously reported values; and (b) by comparing results for each test on paired samples, using McNemar's test. …”

Distribution of serogroups and genotypes among disease-associated and carried isolates of Neisseria meningitidis from the Czech Republic, Greece, and Norway. by Yazdankhah, S, Kriz, P, Tzanakaki, G, Kremastinou, J, Kalmusova, J, Musilek, M, Alvestad, T, Jolley, K, Wilson, D, McCarthy, N, Caugant, D, Maiden, M

Meningitis dipstick rapid test: evaluating diagnostic performance during an urban Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A outbreak, Burkina Faso, 2007. by Rose, A, Mueller, J, Gerstl, S, Njanpop-Lafourcade, B, Page, A, Nicolas, P, Traore, R, Caugant, D, Guerin, P

Molecular typing methods for outbreak detection and surveillance of invasive disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae, a review. by Harrison, O, Brueggemann, A, Caugant, D, van der Ende, A, Frosch, M, Gray, S, Heuberger, S, Krizova, P, Olcen, P, Slack, M, Taha, M, Maiden, M

“…Invasive disease caused by the encapsulated bacteria Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, despite the introduction of successful conjugate polysaccharide vaccines that target disease-associated strains. …”

Molecular typing methods for outbreak detection and surveillance of invasive disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae, a review by Harrison, O, Brueggemann, A, Caugant, D, van der Ende, A, Frosch, M, Gray, S, Heuberger, S, Krizova, P, Olcen, P, Slack, M, Taha, M, Maiden, M

“…Invasive disease caused by the encapsulated bacteria <em>Neisseria meningitidis</em>, <em>Haemophilus influenzae</em> and <em>Streptococcus pneumoniae</em> remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, despite the introduction of successful conjugate polysaccharide vaccines that target disease-associated strains. …”

A narrative review of methods and findings on recent studies on the carriage of meningococci and other Neisseria species in the African meningitis belt by Greenwood, B, Aseffa, A, Caugant, D, Diallo, K, Kristiansen, P, Maiden, M, Stuart, J, Trotter, C

“…<strong>Objective</strong> To review the findings of studies of pharyngeal carriage of Neisseria meningitidis and related species conducted in the African meningitis belt since a previous review published in 2007. …”

Meningitis serogroup W135 outbreak, Burkina Faso, 2002. by Nathan, N, Rose, A, Legros, D, Tiendrebeogo, SR, Bachy, C, Bjørløw, E, Firmenich, P, Guerin, P, Caugant, D

“…In 2002, the largest epidemic of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135 occurred in Burkina Faso. …”

Avidity of serogroup A meningococcal IgG antibodies after immunization with different doses of a tetravalent A/C/Y/W135 polysaccharide vaccine. by Bårnes, G, Naess, L, Rosenqvist, E, Guerin, P, Caugant, D

“…In this study, we investigated the antibody responses and avidity of IgG antibodies evoked against the serogroup A capsule of Neisseria meningitidis by different doses of an A/C/Y/W135 polysaccharide vaccine. …”

Genomic analysis of the evolution and global spread of hyper-invasive meningococcal lineage 5. by Harrison, O, Bray, J, Maiden, M, Caugant, D

“…</br><br xmlns:etd="http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/ora/modsextensions"><strong>Methods: </strong>A global collection of Neisseria meningitidis isolates dating from 1969 to 2008 was whole genome sequenced (WGS) and analysed using a gene-by-gene approach at http://pubmlst.org/neisseria.…”

Immunogenicity of fractional doses of tetravalent a/c/y/w135 meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine: results from a randomized non-inferiority controlled trial in Uganda by Guerin, P, Naess, L, Fogg, C, Rosenqvist, E, Pinoges, L, Bajunirwe, F, Nabasumba, C, Borrow, R, Frøholm, L, Ghabri, S, Batwala, V, Twesigye, R, Aaberge, I, Røttingen, J, Piola, P, Caugant, D

“…Background Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A is the main causative pathogen of meningitis epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa. …”