Risk factors for serogroup C meningococcal disease during outbreak among men who have sex with men, New York City, New York, USA

Authors :: Ridpath, Alison
Greene, Sharon K.
Robinson, Byron F.
Weiss, Don
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. August 2015, Vol. 21 Issue 8, p1457, 5 p.
Publication Year :: 2015
Abstract: In the United States, meningococcal disease, a nationally reportable bacterial disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis, has a case-fatality rate of 10%-15% (7). Clusters of serogroup C meningococcal disease have been [...]

Subjects :: United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Diseases
Risk factors
Bacterial infections -- Risk factors
Meningitis -- Risk factors
Cocaine

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