Serogroup B Meningococcal Disease

28 April 1999

journal article
editorial
Published by American Medical Association (AMA)

Vol. 281 (16) , 1541-1543
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.281.16.1541

Abstract

Meningococcal disease is among the most feared infections of children and young adults because of the rapidity of onset, high mortality rate, devastating sequelae, and tendency to spread and cause outbreaks. Two articles in this issue of THE JOURNAL¹^,2 highlight the challenge of serogroup B meningococci—the most common cause of meningococcal disease in many countries.

Keywords

DISEASE OUTBREAKS
MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS
VACCINES

This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:

New Zealand Epidemic of Meningococcal Disease Identified by a Strain with Phenotype B:4:P1.4
The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1998