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. 2022 Apr 8;9(5):ofac162.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofac162. eCollection 2022 May.

Response to a Serogroup B Meningococcal Disease Case Among Military Trainees

Joseph E Marcus  1 , William N Bennett  1 , Dianne N Frankel  2 , John W Kieffer  3 , Theresa M Casey  3 , Amanda E Huston  4 , Courtney N Hintz  5 , Alexander P Keller  5 , Michael T Smolka  5 , Cynthia S Sikorski  6 , Heather C Yun  1 , Matthew J Dolan  1 , John L Kiley  1
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Response to a Serogroup B Meningococcal Disease Case Among Military Trainees

Joseph E Marcus et al. Open Forum Infect Dis. .

Abstract

We describe the public health response to a military trainee who developed serogroup B meningococcal disease while sharing underwater breathing equipment. Despite high transmission risk, with rapid isolation and postexposure prophylaxis administration, there were no secondary cases. This case supports carefully weighing serogroup B meningococcal vaccination in high-risk settings.

Keywords: Neisseria meningitidis; meningitis; meningococcal infection; serogroup B meningococcal meningitis.

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