title: Meningococcal disease: epidemiology and pathogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, UK. mumtaz.virji@paediatrics.oxford.ac.uk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Virji
mesh_terms: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D018450:Disease Progression; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006801:Humans; D007110:Immunity, Active; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; C074517:opc protein, bacteria