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Meningococcal Disease: A Deadly, Unpredictable but Preventable Disease
Episode 199
Published 3 years, 5 months ago
Description
In this podcast, Gary S. Marshall, MD, summarizes the burden of meningococcal disease and the importance of immunization, including:
- The unpredictability and severity of meningococcal disease
- Differences between meningococcal serogroups and available vaccines
- Current meningococcal vaccine recommendations, distinguishing between routine vs shared clinical decision-making recommendations
- Vaccine recommendations in high-risk populations
- Use of immunization platforms to help complete age-appropriate vaccines, including the MenACWY and MenB vaccine, in adolescents and young adults
Faculty:
Gary S. Marshall, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Louisville, Kentucky
Link to full program:
https://bit.ly/3T0GLG2
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