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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Moura, Alexandre Sampaio ; Pablos-Méndez, Ariel ; Layton, Marcelle ; Weiss, Don
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Description:
Study of the epidemiologic trends in meningococcal disease is important in understanding infection dynamics and developing timely and appropriate public health interventions. We studied surveillance data from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, which showed that during 1989-2000 a decrease occurred in both the proportion of patients with serogroup B infection (from 28% to 13% of reported cases; p<0.01) and the rate of serogroup B infection (from 0.25/100,000 to 0.08/100,000; p<0.01). We also noted an increased proportion (from 3% to 39%; p<0.01) and rate of serogroup Y infection (from 0.02/100,000 to 0.23/100,000; p<0.01). Median patient age increased (from 15 to 30 years; p<0.01). The case-fatality rate for the period was 17%. As more effective meningococcal vaccines become available, recommendations for their use in nonepidemic settings should consider current epidemiologic trends, particularly changes in age and serogroup distribution of meningococcal infections.
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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Child, Preschool
Databases, Factual
Female
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Male
Meningitis, Meningococcal
Middle Aged

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 9(3):355-361
Pubmed ID:
12643832
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC2958530
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
New York City, NY
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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