Browsing Institutt for helse og samfunn by Author "Næss, Lisbeth Meyer"
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Watle, Sara Viksmoen; Børud, Bente; Laake, Ida; Baranowska-Hustad, Marta Natalia; Bryant-Bratlie, Diane Lynn; Bekkevold, Terese; Caugant, Dominique A.; Tunheim, Gro; Næss, Lisbeth Meyer (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction The incidence of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) among Norwegian 16–19-year-olds was 1–7/100,000 in the decade before the COVID-19 pandemic, with serogroup Y (MenY) dominance. In contrast to many other ...
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Watle, Sara Sofie Viksmoen; Næss, Lisbeth Meyer; Tunheim, Gro; Caugant, Dominique A; Wisløff, Torbjørn (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)n Norway, the incidence of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is higher among 16–19-year-olds than in the general population. Most IMD cases among teenagers are caused by serogroup Y. Since 2011, one dose of meningococcal ...
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Watle, Sara Sofie Viksmoen; Caugant, Dominique A; Tunheim, Gro; Bekkevold, Terese; Laake, Ida; Brynildsrud, Ola Brønstad; Næss, Lisbeth Meyer (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Abstract Teenagers have a higher risk of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) than the general population. This cross-sectional study aimed to characterise strains of Neisseria meningitidis circulating among Norwegian ...
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Bårnes, Guro Kristine; Workalemahu, Bereket; Kristiansen, Paul Arne; Beyene, Demissew Balcha; Merdekios, Behailu; Fissiha, P.; Aseffa, Abraham; Caugant, Dominique A; Næss, Lisbeth Meyer (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Meningococcal conjugate vaccines induce serum antibodies crucial for protection against invasive disease. Salivary antibodies are believed to be important for hindering meningococcal acquisition and/or clearance of established ...