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This project aims to identify genetic factors in both hosts and pathogens that influence the occurrence and outcomes of bacterial meningitis. By analyzing genetic data and clinical samples, the research seeks to develop new therapeutic strategies and improve disease prevention.
Meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord (the meninges).
Each year 35,000 European patients suffer from bacterial meningitis, resulting in 7000 deaths and leaving 7000 disabled.
Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis are the most common causative bacteria of bacterial meningitis.
These bacteria are common colonizers, but in some individuals, they are able to spread to the bloodstream, slip through the blood-brain barrier and cause meningitis,…
ACADEMISCH MEDISCH CENTRUM BIJ DE UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM
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