Rise in carriage of group W meningococci in university students in United Kingdom

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Oldfield, Neil J., Cayrou, Caroline, AlJannat, Mahab A.K., Al-Rubaiawi, Ali A.A., Green, Luke R., Dada, Shehzan, Steels, Oliver D., Stirrup, Christopher, Wanford, Joe, Atwah, Banan A.Y., Bayliss, Christopher D. and Turner, David P.J. (2017) Rise in carriage of group W meningococci in university students in United Kingdom. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 23 (6). pp. 1009-1011. ISSN 1080-6059

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Abstract

MenACWY conjugate vaccination was recently introduced in the UK for adolescents and 24 young adults to reduce disease due to Neisseria meningitidis group W (MenW). We 25 conducted a cross-sectional carriage study in first year university students. Despite 71% 26 MenACWY vaccine coverage, carriage of MenW, but not MenY, rose significantly in 27 students.

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/968584
Keywords: Neisseria meningitidis; carrier state; students; Meningococcus, Serogroup W-135; epidemiology
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Life Sciences
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2306.161768
Depositing User: Eprints, Support
Date Deposited: 28 Feb 2017 11:09
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 19:57
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/40898

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