Meningococcal disease

NE Rosenstein, BA Perkins, DS Stephens… - New England journal …, 2001 - Mass Medical Soc
Reports of illness resembling meningococcal disease date back to the 16th century. The
description reported by Vieusseux in 1805 is generally thought to be the first definitive …

Prevention and control of influenza: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)

SA Harper, K Fukuda, TM Uyeki, NJ Cox… - Morbidity and Mortality …, 2005 - JSTOR
This report updates the 2004 recommendations by the Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices (ACIP) regarding the use of influenza vaccine and antiviral agents (CDC …

Subcutaneous vaccine administration–an outmoded practice

IF Cook - Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Subcutaneous vaccine (SC) administration is an outmoded practice which complicates
vaccine administration recommendations. Local adverse events following immunization …

[BOOK][B] Morbidity and mortality weekly report: MMWR

Center for Disease Control (US)… - 2004 - books.google.com
During the 2003-04 influenza season, influenza A (H1), A (H3N2), and B viruses co-
circulated worldwide, and influenza A (H3N2) viruses predominated. Several Asian …

Prospects for vaccine prevention of meningococcal infection

LH Harrison - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
Neisseria meningitidis is the leading cause of bacterial meningitis in the United States and
worldwide. A serogroup A/C/W-135/Y polysaccharide meningococcal vaccine has been …

Meningococcal disease: history, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, antimicrobial susceptibility and prevention

V Manchanda, S Gupta, P Bhalla - Indian journal of medical microbiology, 2006 - Elsevier
Meningoccocal disease has repeatedly caused outbreaks worldwide. There has been
sudden surge of cases of meningococcemia and meningococcal meningitis in early 2005 in …

[HTML][HTML] Association between immunoglobulin G levels and adverse effects following vaccination with the BNT162b2 vaccine among Japanese healthcare workers

J Otani, R Ohta, C Sano - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
The purpose of the study was to assess the association between the amount of
immunoglobulin G (IgG) and the duration of adverse effects of COVID-19 vaccinations in the …

Evidence based route of administration of vaccines

IF Cook - Human vaccines, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Vaccination is a proven public health initiative, however it is imperative in the context of
increasing concerns about vaccine induced adverse reactions and a decreasing incidence …

Control and prevention of meningococcal disease: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)

HS Jafari, BA Perkins, JD Wenger - Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report …, 1997 - JSTOR
These recommendations update information regarding the polysaccharide vaccine licensed
in the United States for use against disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A …

Effect of needle length on incidence of local reactions to routine immunisation in infants aged 4 months: randomised controlled trial

L Diggle, J Deeks - BmJ, 2000 - bmj.com
Objective: To compare rates of local reactions associated with two needle sizes used to
administer routine immunisations to infants. Design: Randomised controlled trial. Setting …