Neisseria meningitidis group B

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Neisseria_meningitidis_group_B
GPTKB entity
Statements (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf bacterial serogroup
gptkbp:cause bacterial meningitis
meningococcal disease
meningococcemia
gptkbp:commonIn adolescents
infants
gptkbp:foundIn nasopharynx
gptkbp:hasCapsularPolysaccharide polysialic acid
gptkbp:hasHighMorbidity true
gptkbp:hasHighMortality true
gptkbp:hasVaccine gptkb:Trumenba
gptkb:Bexsero
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Neisseria meningitidis group B
gptkbp:isAerobic true
gptkbp:isCatalasePositive true
gptkbp:isDifficultToDiagnose due to similarity with other bacterial infections
gptkbp:isDifficultToVaccinateAgainst due to poor immunogenicity of capsule
gptkbp:isDiplococcus true
gptkbp:isEndemicIn gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:isGramNegative true
gptkbp:isHumanPathogen true
gptkbp:isLessCommonIn gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:isMajorCauseOf epidemic meningitis in developed countries
gptkbp:isNotifiableDiseaseAgent true
gptkbp:isNotPreventedBy polysaccharide vaccines
gptkbp:isOxidasePositive true
gptkbp:prevention protein-based vaccines
gptkbp:resistantTo complement-mediated lysis
gptkbp:sensitivity antibiotics
gptkbp:subclassOf gptkb:Neisseria_meningitidis
gptkbp:subjectOf public health surveillance
vaccine development research
gptkbp:transmittedBy respiratory droplets
gptkbp:treatment gptkb:chloramphenicol
gptkb:penicillin_G
gptkb:ceftriaxone
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bexsero
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7