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Fatal Nongroupable Neisseria meningitidis Disease in Vaccinated Patient Receiving Eculizumab
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August 2018
Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 24(8):1561-1564
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:Patients receiving eculizumab have an increased risk for meningococcal disease, but most reported cases are attributable to encapsulated meningococcal strains. We describe a case in which a nongroupable meningococcal strain, which rarely causes disease in healthy persons, caused fatal disease in an eculizumab recipient despite meningococcal vaccination.
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Pubmed ID:30015608
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC6056112
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