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Meningococcus archive 2003-1997

Meningococcus 2013

Infant Meningococcal Vaccination: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Recommendations and Rationale Source: MMWR, January 25, 2013, Vol. 62(03):52-4

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Meningococcus 2012

National and State Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 13–17 Years--United States, 2011 Source: MMWR, August 31, 2012, Vol. 61(34):671-7

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Comparison of Meningococcal Disease Surveillance Systems--United States, 2005-2008 Source: MMWR, May 4, 2012, Vol. 61(17):306-8

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Outbreak of Meningococcal Disease Associated with an Elementary School--Oklahoma, March 2010 Source: MMWR, April 6, 2012, Vol. 61(13):217-21

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Update on Adult Immunizations Author: Wolfe RM Source: J Am Board Fam Med, 2012, Vol. 25(4):496-510

Available online at: www.jabfm.org/content/25/4/496.full

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Meningococcus 2011

Recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for Use of Quadrivalent Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (MenACWY-D) among Children Aged 9 through 23 Months at Increased Risk for Invasive Meningococcal Disease Source: MMWR, October 14, 2011, Vol. 60(40):1391-2

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National and State Vaccination Coverage among Adolescents Aged 13 Through 17 Years--United States, 2010 Source: MMWR, August 26, 2011, Vol. 60(33):1117-23

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Licensure of a Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine for Children Aged 2 Through 10 Years and Updated Booster Dose Guidance for Adolescents and Other Persons at Increased Risk for Meningococcal Disease--Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2011 Source: MMWR, August 5, 2011, Vol. 60(30):1018-9

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Updated Recommendations for Use of Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccines--Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2010 Source: MMWR, January 28, 2011, Vol. 60(03):72-6

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Meningococcus 2010

Changes in Tdap and MCV4 Vaccine Coverage following Enactment of a Statewide Requirement of Tdap Vaccination for Entry into Sixth Grade Authors: Kharbanda EO, Stockwell MS, Colgrove J, Natarajan K, Rickert VI Source: Am J Public Health, September 2010, Vol. 100(9):1635-40

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National, State, and Local Area Vaccination Coverage among Adolescents Aged 13-17 Years--United States, 2009 Source: MMWR, August 20, 2010, Vol. 59(32):1018-23

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Licensure of a Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (Menveo) and Guidance for Use--Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2010 Source: MMWR, March 12, 2010, Vol. 59(09):273

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Meningococcus 2009

Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccination among Adolescents Aged 13-17 Years, United States, 2007 Authors: Lu PJ, Jain N, Cohn AC Source: Vaccine, December 28, 2009

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Updated Recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for Revaccination of Persons at Prolonged Increased Risk for Meningococcal Disease Source: MMWR, September 25, 2009, Vol. 58(37):1042-3

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National, State, and Local Area Vaccination Coverage among Adolescents Aged 13-17 Years--United States, 2008 Source: MMWR, September 18, 2009, Vol. 58(36):997-1001

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Immunization Programs for Infants, Children, Adolescents, and Adults: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America Authors: Pickering LK, Baker CJ, Freed GL, et al. Source: Clin Infect Dis, September 15, 2009, Vol. 49(6):817-40

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Increasing Adolescent Vaccination: Barriers and Strategies in the Context of Policy, Legal, and Financial Issues Authors: Ford CA, English A, Davenport AF, Stinnett AJ Source: J Adolesc Health, June 2009, Vol. 44(6):568-74

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State-Based Surveillance to Determine Trends in Meningococcal Disease Authors: Clarke C, Mallonee S Source: Public Health Rep, March-April 2009, Vol. 124(2):280-7

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Outcomes of Meningococcal Disease in Adolescence: Prospective, Matched-Cohort Study Authors: Borg J, Christie D, Coen P, Booy R, Viner R Source: Pediatrics, March 2009, Vol. 123(3):e502-509

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Completeness and Timeliness of Reporting of Meningococcal Disease--Maine, 2001-2006 Source: MMWR, February 27, 2009, Vol. 58(07):169-172

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Meningococcus 2008-2007

Meningococcal Tetravalent Conjugate Vaccine Author: Smith MJ Source: Expert Opin Biol Ther, December 2008, Vol. 8(12):1941-6

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Report from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP): Decision Not to Recommend Routine Vaccination of All Children Aged 2-10 Years with Quadrivalent Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (MCV4) Authors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Source: MMWR, May 2, 2008, Vol. 57(17):462-5

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Risk Factors for Meningococcal Disease in Students in Grades 9-12 Authors: Harrison LH, Kreiner CJ, Shutt KA Source: Pediatr Infect Dis J, March 2008, Vol. 27(3):193-9

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New, and Some Not-So-New, Vaccines for Adolescents and Diseases They Prevent Authors: Fishbein DB, Broder KR, Markowitz L, Messonnier N Source: Pediatrics, January 2008, Vol.121 Suppl 1:S5-14

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Economics of an Adolescent Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccination Catch-Up Campaign in the United States Authors: Ortega-Sanchez IR, Meltzer MI, Shepard C Source: Clin Infect Dis, January 1, 2008, Vol. 46(1):1-13

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Mass Antibiotic Treatment to Stop an Outbreak of Meningococcal Disease: A Molecular Analysis Authors: Katz LH, Zelazny A, Scharf S, et al Source: Clin Microbiol Infect, September 2007; 13(9):943-946

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Notice to Readers: Revised Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to Vaccinate All Persons Aged 11--18 Years with Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine Source: MMWR, August 10, 2007; 56(31):794-795

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Meningococcal Vaccines: To Eradicate the Disease, not the Bacterium Authors: Taha MK, Alonso JM Source: Hum Vaccin, July-August 2007; 3(4):149-153

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Clonal Waves of Neisseria Colonisation and Disease in the African Meningitis Belt: Eight-Year Longitudinal Study in Northern Ghana Authors: Leimkugel J, Hodgson A, Forgor AA, et al Source: PLoS Med, March 27, 2007; 4(3):e101

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Meningococcus 2006

General Recommendations on Immunization Source: MMWR, December 1, 2006; 55(RR-15):1-48

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Notice to Readers: Recommendation to resume meningococcal vaccination of children aged 11-12 years MMWR, November 3, 2006, Vol. 55(43):1177

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Prevention of Meningococcal Disease Author: Gardner P Source: N Engl J Med, October 5, 2006, Vol. 355: 1466-1473 Click here for free full-text article

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Multicenter Surveillance of Invasive Meningococcal Infections in Children Authors: Kaplan SL, Schutze GE, Leake JA, et al Source: Pediatrics, October 2006, Vol. 118(4):e979-984

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Inadvertent Misadministration of Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine --- United States, June--August 2005 Source: MMWR, September 22, 2006, Vol. 55(37):1016-1017

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Notice to Readers: Limited Supply of Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine, Recommendation to Defer Vaccination of Persons Aged 11--12 Years Source: MMWR, May 26, 2006 Vol. 55(20):567-568

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Update: Guillain-Barré Syndrome Among Recipients of Menactra® Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine --- United States, October 2005--February 2006 Source: MMWR, April 7, 2006, Vol. 55(13):364-366

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Antibody Persistence 3 Years after Immunization of Adolescents With Quadrivalent Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine Authors: Mitchell P, Dela Cruz JV, Granoff DM et al Source: J Infect Dis, March 15, 2006, Vol. 193(6):821-882

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Population-Based Analysis of Meningococcal Disease Mortality in the United States: 1990-2002 Authors: Sharip A, Sorvillo F, Redelings MD, et al Source: Pediatr Infect Dis J, March 2006, Vol. 25(3):191-194

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Meningococcus 2005

Prevention of Meningococcal Disease Author: Kimmel SR Source: Am Fam Physician, Nov. 15, 2005, Vol. 72(10):2049-2056

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Guillain-Barré Syndrome Among Recipients of Menactra® Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine --- United States, June--July 2005 Source: MMWR, October 14, 2005, Vol. 54(40):1023-1025

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Prevention and Control of Meningococcal Disease: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Source: MMWR, May 27, 2005, Vol. 54(RR07):1-21

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Prevention and Control of Meningococcal Disease: Recommendations for Use of Meningococcal Vaccines in Pediatric Patients Source: American Academy of Pediatrics, May 25, 2005

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Cost-effectiveness of Conjugate Meningococcal Vaccination Strategies in the United States Authors: Shepard CW, Ortega-Sanchez IR, Scott RD 2nd, et al Source: Pediatrics, May 2005, Vol. 115(5):1220-1232

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Meningococcal Vaccine: New Product, New Recommendations Author: Campos-Outcalt D Source: J Fam Pract, April 2005, Vol. 54(4):324-326

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Comparative Trial of the Safety and Immunogenicity of Quadrivalent (A, C, Y, W-135) Meningococcal Polysaccharide-diphtheria Conjugate Vaccine Versus Quadrivalent Polysaccharide Vaccine in Two- to Ten-year-old Children Authors: Pichichero M, Casey J, Blatter M, et al Source: Pediatr Infect Dis J, January 2005, Vol. 24(1):57-62

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Meningococcus 2004

Global Epidemiology of Meningococcal Disease and Vaccine Efficacy Author: Pollard AJ Source: Pediatr Infect Dis J, December 2004, Vol. 23(12):S274-S279

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Meningococcal C Vaccines: The Canadian Experience Author: De Wals P Source: Pediatr Infect Dis J, December 2004, Vol. 23(12):S280-S284

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Meningococcal Vaccines Author: Danzig L Source: Pediatr Infect Dis J, December 2004, Vol. 23(12):S285-S292

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The Strategy to Control New Zealand's Epidemic of Group B Meningococcal Disease Authors: O'Hallahan J, Lennon D, Oster P Source: Pediatr Infect Dis J, December 2004, Vol. 23(12):S293-S298

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Cost-effectiveness of Conjugate Meningococcal Vaccination Strategies in the United States Authors: Shepard CW, Ortega-Sanchez IR, Scott RD 2nd, et al Source: Pediatrics, May 2005, Vol. 115(5):1220-1232

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The Rhode Island Meningitis Vaccine Experience--Mass Vaccination Campaigns, Politics and Health Policy Author: Nolan P Source: Med Health R I, March 2004, Vol. 87(3):65-67

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Opportunities for Control of Meningococcal Disease in the United States Authors: Raghunathan PL, Bernhardt SA, Rosenstein NE Source: Annu Rev Med, 2004, Vol. 55:333-353

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Meningococcus Archive

Meningococcus journal articles 2003-1991