Meningococcal Infections

Dear Colleagues,

Invasive Meningococcal Disease (IMD) is an acute, severe bacterial infection caused by N. meningitidis that can manifest as meningitis and/or septicemia. Rarely, meningococcus can be recovered from unusual sites causing various infections outside the bloodstream or Central Nervous System, such as respiratory, ocular, joint, and urogenital.

During the COVID-19 pandemic period, IMD cases declined; however, during the post-COVID-19 era, an increase in incidence has been observed worldwide. High-quality surveillance is needed to monitor disease incidence trends, serogroup distribution, and strain characterization (‘finetyping’—MLST, porA, and fetA typing; antibiotic resistance; and vaccine antigens).

MDPI’s Microorganisms announces the launch of the Special Issue “Meningococcal Infections”. The aim of this Special Issue is to attract submissions of research articles (original and review articles) concerning trends in IMD epidemiology or new atypical presentations due to N. meningitidis, antibiotic resistance, the emergence of new clones, vaccine coverage, or disease burden studies.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Athanasia Xirogianni
Prof. Dr. Georgina Tzanakaki
Guest Editors

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