Invasive meningococcal disease in men who have sex with men

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 300-301

  Simon, Matthew S ^a   Weiss, Don ^b   Gulick, Roy M ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MYALGIA; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAVEL; VACCINATION;

ADULT; CANADA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MENINGOCOCCAL VACCINES; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NEW YORK CITY; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880106200     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-159-4-201308200-00674     Document Type: Note

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