Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Adolescents and Young Adults
Open Access
- 8 August 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 286 (6), 694-699
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.286.6.694
Abstract
Neisseria meningitidis is a leading cause of meningitis and other serious infections in the United States and throughout the world.1,2 In recent years, the overall annual incidence of meningococcal infection in the United States has ranged from 0.8 to 1.0 per 100 000 population, with infants having the highest risk.3 Adolescents and young adults have generally had a low risk of invasive meningococcal infection.3,4Keywords
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