Rise in carriage of group W meningococci in university students in United Kingdom
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...
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| author | 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. Turner, David P.J. |
| author_facet | 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. Turner, David P.J. |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | nottingham-408982020-05-04T19:57:05Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/40898/ Rise in carriage of group W meningococci in university students in United Kingdom 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. Turner, David P.J. 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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-06 Article PeerReviewed 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 Neisseria meningitidis; carrier state; students; Meningococcus Serogroup W-135; epidemiology https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/6/16-1768_article doi:10.3201/eid2306.161768 doi:10.3201/eid2306.161768 |
| spellingShingle | Neisseria meningitidis; carrier state; students; Meningococcus Serogroup W-135; epidemiology 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. Turner, David P.J. Rise in carriage of group W meningococci in university students in United Kingdom |
| title | Rise in carriage of group W meningococci in university students in United Kingdom |
| title_full | Rise in carriage of group W meningococci in university students in United Kingdom |
| title_fullStr | Rise in carriage of group W meningococci in university students in United Kingdom |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rise in carriage of group W meningococci in university students in United Kingdom |
| title_short | Rise in carriage of group W meningococci in university students in United Kingdom |
| title_sort | rise in carriage of group w meningococci in university students in united kingdom |
| topic | Neisseria meningitidis; carrier state; students; Meningococcus Serogroup W-135; epidemiology |
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