Rising incidence of invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W in Victoria

Med J Aust. 2016 Apr 18;204(7):265-6. doi: 10.5694/mja15.01222.

Authors

Katherine A Bond¹, Kerrie Stevens², Dieter Bulach², Kylie Carville³, Katherine S Ong³, Benjamin P Howden²

Affiliations

¹ Microbiological Diagnostic Unit, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC katherinebond@hotmail.com.
² Microbiological Diagnostic Unit, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC.
³ Department of Health and Human Services, Melbourne, VIC.

PMID: 27078598
DOI: 10.5694/mja15.01222

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Humans
Meningococcal Infections / epidemiology*
Meningococcal Infections / microbiology
Meningococcal Infections / mortality
Meningococcal Vaccines / adverse effects*
Middle Aged
Neisseria meningitidis* / isolation & purification
Victoria / epidemiology

Substances

Meningococcal Vaccines
serogroup C meningococcal conjugate vaccine