Serogroup B Meningococcal Disease Vaccine Recommendations at a University, New Jersey, USA, 2016

Soeters, Heidi M.; Dinitz-Sklar, Jill; Kulkarni, Prathit A.; MacNeil, Jessica R.; McNamara, Lucy A.; Zaremski, Elizabeth; Chang, How-yi; Lujan, Eduardo; Granoff, Dan; Lasky, Melodee; Montana, Barbara

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Serogroup B Meningococcal Disease Vaccine Recommendations at a University, New Jersey, USA, 2016

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May 2017
By Soeters, Heidi M. ; Dinitz-Sklar, Jill ; Kulkarni, Prathit A. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Soeters, Heidi M. ; Dinitz-Sklar, Jill ; Kulkarni, Prathit A. ; MacNeil, Jessica R. ; McNamara, Lucy A. ; Zaremski, Elizabeth ; Chang, How-yi ; Lujan, Eduardo ; Granoff, Dan ; Lasky, Melodee ; Montana, Barbara
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In response to a university-based serogroup B meningococcal disease outbreak, the serogroup B meningococcal vaccine Trumenba was recommended for students, a rare instance in which a specific vaccine brand was recommended. This outbreak highlights the challenges of using molecular and immunologic data to inform real-time response.
Subjects:

Antigens, Bacterial Disease Outbreaks Humans Meningitis, Meningococcal Meningococcal Vaccines Neisseria Meningitidis, Serogroup B Universities
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Emerg Infect Dis. 23(5):867-869.
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28418307
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC5403061
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Journal Article
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Letter
Place as Subject:

New Jersey
Volume:

23
Issue:

5
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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