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How the knowledge of interactions between meningococcus and the human immune system has been used to prepare effective Neisseria meningitidis vaccines
2015
In the last decades, tremendous advancement in dissecting the mechanisms of pathogenicity ofNeisseria meningitidisat a molecular level has been achieved, exploiting converging approaches of different disciplines, ranging from pathology to microbiology, immunology, and omics sciences (such as genomics and proteomics). Here, we review the molecular biology of the infectious agent and, in particular, its interactions with the immune system, focusing on both the innate and the adaptive responses. Meningococci exploit different mechanisms and complex machineries in order to subvert the immune system and to avoid being killed. Capsular polysaccharide and lipooligosaccharide glycan composition, in…
P3.281 Gonorrhoea on the Rise in Latvia - Diagnostics and Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance
2013
Background The emergence and international spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae has compromised the treatment and public health management of gonococcal infections. Appropriate diagnostics and surveillance of AMR are critical for controlling infections and in guiding international and national treatment guidelines to ensure appropriate patient management. Methods A questionnaire-based survey regarding the diagnostics and AMR surveillance of N. gonorrhoeae in Latvia was conducted by the Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and Infectology of Latvia. Telephone interviews were carried out among the 73 biggest medical laboratories in Latvia. Results In 2011, a …
Vigilancia de la susceptibilidad antibiótica y caracterización genotípica de aislados de Neisseria gonorrhoeae en la Comunidad Valenciana: proyecto m…
2020
Se calcula que cada año se producen más de 376 millones de nuevas infecciones transmitidas por vía sexual (ITS), representando las mismas un grave problema de salud pública a nivel mundial. Su incidencia se ha visto incrementada de forma alarmante durante las últimas dos décadas, causando perjuicios en la salud de aquellas personas que las padecen. Esta tendencia ascendente, similar en todos los países de Europa, responde a varias causas, muchas de ellas sociales. La gonorrea constituye, tras la infección producida por Chlamydia trachomatis, la segunda ITS más prevalente a nivel global. Tan solo en el año 2016, la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) estimó en 86 millones los nuevos conta…