Meningococcal disease
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A bacterium called Neisseria meningitidis is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis. The microbiological features, epidemiology, risk factors, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of meningococcal disease are reviewed.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2001
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Risk Factors for Meningococcal Disease in College Students
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College freshman who live in dormitories have a higher risk of contracting meningococcal infection than the general population. Meningococcal infection is traditionally seen in young children, but it can also occur in young adults and there have been outbreaks on college campuses.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2001
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Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Adolescents and Young Adults
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The number of cases of meningococcal infection in teenagers and young adults in Maryland increased in the early 1990s but then began decreasing in 1998. The infection was much more likely to be fatal than a similar infection in young children and 83% of the infections could have been prevented by vaccination.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2001
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