A Comprehensive Review of Meningococcal Disease Burden in India.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis has a high case fatality rate. Of 12 distinct serogroups, A, B, C, W-135 (W) and Y cause the majority of infections. The meningococcal disease burden and epidemiology in India are not reliably known. Hence, we performed a narrative review with a systematically conducted search to summarize information on meningococcal disease burden and epidemiology and vaccination recommendations for meningococcal disease in India.

Methods

A search of Medline and Embase databases was undertaken to identify relevant publications published in the last 25 years.

Results

Results from 32 original publications, 11 of which were case reports, suggest a significant burden of meningococcal disease and related complications. M

SUBMITTER: Dutta AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7376278 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature