Risk Factors for Serogroup C Meningococcal Disease during Outbreak among Men who Have Sex with Men, New York City, New York, USA

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Ridpath, Alison ; Greene, Sharon K. ; Robinson, Byron F. ; Weiss, Don
• Corporate Authors:
  Meningococcal Investigation Team
• Description:
  Risk factors for illness during a serogroup C meningococcal disease outbreak among men who have sex with men in New York City, New York, USA, in 2012-2013 included methamphetamine and cocaine use and sexually transmitted infections. Outbreak investigations should consider routinely capturing information regarding drug use and sex-related risk factors.
• Subjects:
  Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Homosexuality, Male Humans Illicit Drugs/adverse Effects Interviews As Topic Male Meningitis, Meningococcal/epidemiology Neisseria Meningitidis, Serogroup C/genetics Risk Factors Sex Factors Surveys And Questionnaires

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 21(8):1458-1461.
• Pubmed ID:
  26196855
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4517728
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York City, NY
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1d0dd5eca9d813585313be6032ffca9f2ed298e8805685f4c429ec3a887275af
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/32661/cdc_32661_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.47 MB ]