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First statewide meningococcal B vaccine program in infants, children and adolescents: evidence for implementation in South Australia

Description

Serogroups B, C, W and Y cause most IMD cases in Australia. The highest incidence occurs in children under 5 years of age. A second peak occurs in adolescents and young adults, which is also the age of highest carriage prevalence of N. meningitidis. Program evaluation of vaccine effectiveness against IMD is important. 

This MJA narrative review shares more.

 

Learning Outcomes

  1. Explain key components of the review
  2. List main recommendations
  3. Recognise changes in management as a result of the review.

Details

Authors: Helen S Marshall, Noel Lally, Louise Flood, Paddy Phillips

Article Type: Narrative review

 

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CPD Activity Details
Topic
Infectious Diseases, Paediatric Medicine, Infection Control
CAPE Aspects
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Effective Year

Educational Activities (EA) - 1.0

Reviewing Performance (RP) - 0.0

Measuring Outcomes (MO) - 0.0

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