Meningococcal Disease in Persons With HIV Reported Through Active Surveillance in the United States, 2009-2019.

Persons with HIV (PWH) are at increased risk for bacterial infections, and previous publications document an increased risk for invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in particular. This analysis provides evidence that PWH face a 6-fold increase in risk for IMD based on Active Bacterial Core surveillance data collected during 2009-2019.
Competing Interests: Potential conflicts of interest. Lee H. Harrison reports reimbursement for travel to attend meetings for Merck, Pfizer, Sanofi, and GSK and participation on a Merck data safety monitoring board. Ruth Lynfield reports receiving payment for work as an associate editor for the American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP) Red Book, which was donated to the Minnesota Department of Health, support from the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists for travel to meetings as president and vice president, travel support to ID Week by the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and support from AAP for travel to a committee meeting on infectious diseases in her role as associate editor. William Schaffner reports payment from the National Foundation for Infectious Disease for a leadership or fiduciary role. No other potential conflicts of interest were disclosed.
(Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America 2024.)