ALLMedicine Complement Deficiencies Center

May 21st, 2020 - Neisseria meningitidis has rarely been described as an agent of necrotic soft tissue infection. We report a case of a septic shock with necrotizing cellulitis due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W, treated by urgent extensive surgical debridem...

Apr 2nd, 2020 - Lupus nephritis (LN) is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in lupus patients, but the mechanisms of kidney damage remain unclear. In this study, we introduce, to our knowledge, novel models of LN designed to resemble the polygenic natu...

Feb 17th, 2020 - This guideline aims to describe the complement system and the functions of the constituent pathways, with particular focus on primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs) and their diagnosis and management. The complement system is a crucial part of the inna...

Aug 28th, 2019 - The complement system is now a therapeutic target for the management of serious and life-threatening conditions such as paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, glomerulonephritis and other diseases caused by comple...

Jul 3rd, 2019 - Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis are pathogens that frequently colonize the nasopharynx in an asymptomatic manner but are also a cause of invasive bacterial infections mainly in young children. The complement system plays a cruc...

May 21st, 2020 - Neisseria meningitidis has rarely been described as an agent of necrotic soft tissue infection. We report a case of a septic shock with necrotizing cellulitis due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W, treated by urgent extensive surgical debridem...

Apr 2nd, 2020 - Lupus nephritis (LN) is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in lupus patients, but the mechanisms of kidney damage remain unclear. In this study, we introduce, to our knowledge, novel models of LN designed to resemble the polygenic natu...

Feb 17th, 2020 - This guideline aims to describe the complement system and the functions of the constituent pathways, with particular focus on primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs) and their diagnosis and management. The complement system is a crucial part of the inna...

Aug 28th, 2019 - The complement system is now a therapeutic target for the management of serious and life-threatening conditions such as paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, glomerulonephritis and other diseases caused by comple...

Jul 3rd, 2019 - Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis are pathogens that frequently colonize the nasopharynx in an asymptomatic manner but are also a cause of invasive bacterial infections mainly in young children. The complement system plays a cruc...

Oct 21st, 2015 - The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has unanimously approved a series of changes to the adult immunization schedule for several vaccines. The changes, which must next be approved by the director of the Centers for Disease Contr.

Aug 25th, 2015 - Hi. My name is Paul Offit, and I am talking to you today from the Vaccine Education Center here at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. As of January of this year, two new serogroup B meningococcal (MenB) vaccines were licensed for use in adol...

Oct 22nd, 2013 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted today to recommend (13 yes, 1 no, 1 abstain) the meningococcal conjugate vaccine MenACWY-CRM (Menveo, Novartis Vaccines) for use in infants ...

Introduction According to the CDC, about 3000 cases of meningococcal disease occur every year in the United States, with a case fatality rate of 10%. Although the frequency of meningococcal disease outbreaks has increased during the last decade, m...