Prospects for eradication of meningococcal disease.
review · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 22984187.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1136/archdischild-2012-302036 and PMC identifier 3512348.
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Abstract
Meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia remain a serious global health threat. This review focuses on the epidemiology of meningococcal disease following the recent implementation of effective vaccines and the potential utility of a vaccine against serogroup B meningococcus.
Medical subject headings
- Meningococcal Infections
- Meningococcal Vaccines
- Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup B