Risk Factors for Serogroup B Meningococcal Disease Among College Students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

College students are at increased risk for invasive meningococcal disease, but which students are most at risk is unclear.

Methods

US meningococcal disease cases in persons aged 18-24 years during 2014-2017 were included. Patients were classified as undergraduate students or other persons. Incidence in different student and non-student populations was compared.

Results

During 2014-2017, 229 meningococcal disease cases were reported in persons aged 18-24 years; 120 were in undergraduate students. Serogroup B accounted for 74% of cases in students. Serogroup B disease incidence was 4-fold higher in undergraduate students, 11.8-fold higher among first-year undergraduate students, and 8.6-fold higher among residence hall residents versus non-undergraduates. Dur

SUBMITTER: Weil LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10750260 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature