Emerging Strategies in the Fight Against Meningitis: Molecular and Cellular Aspects
Publisher: Horizon Scientific Press
Editors: Prof. Carlos Ferreirós, of the Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, SPAIN
Prof. María Teresa Criado, of the Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, SPAIN
Dr. Julio Vázquez, of the Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Crta. Majadahonda-Pozuelo Km2, 28220 Majadahonda, Madrid, SPAIN
Publication date: January 2002
ISBN-10: 1-898486-34-4 (hbk)
ISBN-13: 978-1-898486-34-3 (hbk)
Price: GB £95 or US $190
Pages: x + 174
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Nesseria meningitidis colonises approx 10% of the population without causing disease. However it can also invade the host resulting in one of the most aggressive bacterial infectious diseases known to occur in humans. Invasive menginococcal disease is characterised by high fatalities i.e. between 5% and 10% and may exceed 50% in the absence of prompt diagnosis. In this book Internationally renown authors review the current understanding of factors involved in meningococcal infections and the current strategies being used to fight infection. Topics covered include the interaction of the bacterium with host cells and the immune system, meningococcal population studies, and strategies for the development of an effective vaccine.
Chapter List
Chapter 1: The Role of the Leptomeninges in Meningococcal Meningitis
Myron Christodoulides, John E. Heckels and Roy O. Weller
Chapter 2: Informative Talk Between Neisseria meningitidis and Host Cells
Muhamed-Kheir Taha and Ala-Eddine Deghmane
Chapter 3: Interactions with the Immune System
Oliver Billker, Sigrid Gödert, Thomas F. Meyer
Chapter 4: Neisseria meningitidis: Multiple Mechanisms to Acquire Iron
Andrew R. Gorringe and Jonathan Oakhill
Chapter 5: Outer Membrane Vesicles and Other Options for a Meningococcal B Vaccine
J.T. Poolman, C. Feron, G. Dequesne, P.A. Denoël, S. Dessoy, K.I. Goraj, D.E.Janssens, S. Kummert, Y. Lobet, E. Mertens, D.Y. Monnom, P. Momin, N. Pépin, J.-L. Ruelle, J.J. Thonnard, V.G. Verlant, P. Voet, and F.X. Berthet
Chapter 6: Population Structure of Neisseria Meningitidis
M.C.J. Maiden
(EAN: 9781898486343)
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