serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis
GPTKB entity
Statements (62)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
bacterium
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gptkbp:associated_with |
meningitis
high morbidity increased hospitalization rates college outbreaks serogroup B meningococcal disease |
gptkbp:can_be |
long-term complications
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gptkbp:causedBy |
meningococcal disease
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gptkbp:controls |
vaccination
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gptkbp:designatedAs |
pathogenic
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gptkbp:diseaseResistance |
culture or PCR
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gptkbp:divisions |
cerebrospinal fluid
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gptkbp:has_a |
B
polysaccharide capsule multiple virulence factors |
gptkbp:has_a_focus_on |
genomic studies
infectious disease research vaccine research |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis
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gptkbp:is_a |
Neisseria meningitidis
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gptkbp:is_a_source_of |
bacterial meningitis
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gptkbp:is_a_subject_of |
clinical trials
public health campaigns |
gptkbp:is_accessible_by |
public health measures
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gptkbp:is_available_in |
nasopharynx of healthy individuals
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gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
high mortality rate
high genetic diversity rapid onset of symptoms |
gptkbp:is_committed_to |
some antibiotics
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gptkbp:is_featured_in |
infants and young children
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gptkbp:is_involved_in |
biofilm formation
clinical guidelines development public health surveillance. invasive disease |
gptkbp:is_known_for |
antigenic variation
high rates of transmission |
gptkbp:is_linked_to |
antimicrobial resistance
serological testing outbreaks in close communities serogroup B vaccine development |
gptkbp:is_monitored_by |
health organizations
vaccine coverage rates |
gptkbp:is_part_of |
global health initiatives
infectious disease control efforts Neisseria genus meningococcal surveillance programs meningococcal vaccine development |
gptkbp:is_recognized_for |
1970s
|
gptkbp:is_studied_in |
epidemiology
vaccine efficacy vaccine development strategies pathogenesis mechanisms |
gptkbp:issues |
public health
immunocompromised individuals travelers to endemic areas |
gptkbp:knownFor |
cause outbreaks in schools
evade immune response |
gptkbp:leads |
septicemia
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gptkbp:safetyFeatures |
respiratory droplets
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gptkbp:skills |
certain antibiotics
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gptkbp:targets |
monoclonal antibodies
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gptkbp:worksWith |
antibiotics
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