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ReviewHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2018

Vaccination strategies for the prevention of meningococcal disease.

Scott Vuocolo, Paul Balmer, William C Gruber, Kathrin U Jansen, Annaliesa S Anderson, John L Perez, Laura J York

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Review in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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23citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
5.0field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Carriage prevalence of Neisseria meningitidis in the Americas in the 21st century: a systematic review.The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
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  10. Epidemiology and genetic diversity of invasive Neisseria meningitidis strains circulating in Portugal from 2003 to 2020.International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Scott Vuocoloa Vaccines Medical Development and Scientific/Clinical Affairs , Pfizer Inc, Collegeville , PA , USA.
Paul Balmera Vaccines Medical Development and Scientific/Clinical Affairs , Pfizer Inc, Collegeville , PA , USA.
William C Gruberb Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc , Pearl River , NY , USA.
Kathrin U Jansenb Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc , Pearl River , NY , USA.
Annaliesa S Andersonb Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc , Pearl River , NY , USA.
John L Perezc Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc , Collegeville , PA , USA.
Laura J Yorka Vaccines Medical Development and Scientific/Clinical Affairs , Pfizer Inc, Collegeville , PA , USA.
Pfizer (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Routine prophylactic vaccination and mass vaccination strategies have been used to control both endemic and epidemic disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis globally. This review discusses real-world examples of these vaccination strategies, their implementation, and outcomes of these efforts, with the overall goal of providing insights on how to achieve optimal control of meningococcal disease through vaccination in varied settings. Tailoring immunization programs to fit the needs of the target population has the potential to optimally reduce disease incidence.

Indexed as

Disease OutbreaksHumansImmunization ProgramsIncidenceMass VaccinationMeningococcal InfectionsMeningococcal VaccinesNeisseria meningitidisSerogroupMeningococcal VaccinesepidemicsepidemiologyNeisseria meningitidisprophylaxisvaccination strategies

Identifiers

PMID29543535
PMCPMC5989901
OpenAlexW2792975738

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