Epidemiology of infant meningococcal disease in the United States, 2006-2012

The incidence of meningococcal disease is currently at historic lows in the United States; however, incidence remains highest among infants aged

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2015-02, Vol.135 (2), p.e305-e311
Main Authors: MacNeil, Jessica R, Bennett, Nancy, Farley, Monica M, Harrison, Lee H, Lynfield, Ruth, Nichols, Megin, Petit, Sue, Reingold, Arthur, Schaffner, William, Thomas, Ann, Pondo, Tracy, Mayer, Leonard W, Clark, Thomas A, Cohn, Amanda C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Babies
Care and treatment
Data collection
Dosage and administration
Epidemiology
Female
Haemophilus influenzae
Health aspects
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infants
Male
Meningitis
Meningitis, Meningococcal - epidemiology
Meningitis, Meningococcal - microbiology
Meningitis, Meningococcal - prevention & control
Meningococcal infections
Meningococcal Vaccines - administration & dosage
Neisseria meningitidis
Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup B - pathogenicity
Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup Y - pathogenicity
Pediatrics
Pneumococcal vaccine
Pneumococcal vaccines
Population Surveillance
Risk factors
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Survival Rate
United States
Vaccines
Virulence
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Summary:The incidence of meningococcal disease is currently at historic lows in the United States; however, incidence remains highest among infants aged
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2014-2035