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ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2022

Response to a Serogroup B Meningococcal Disease Case Among Military Trainees.

Joseph E Marcus, William N Bennett, Dianne N Frankel, John W Kieffer, Theresa M Casey, Amanda E Huston, Courtney N Hintz, Alexander P Keller, Michael T Smolka, Cynthia S Sikorski and 3 more

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Article in Open forum infectious diseases, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 54% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Joseph E MarcusInfectious Disease Service, Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1789-603X
William N BennettInfectious Disease Service, Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Dianne N FrankelOffice of the Command Surgeon, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5729-3866
John W KiefferTrainee Health Surveillance, 559 Medical Group, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, USA.
Theresa M CaseyTrainee Health Surveillance, 559 Medical Group, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, USA.
Amanda E HustonPublic Health, 559 Aerospace Medical Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, USA.
Courtney N HintzSpecial Warfare Human Performance Support Group, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, USA.
Alexander P KellerSpecial Warfare Human Performance Support Group, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, USA.
Michael T SmolkaSpecial Warfare Human Performance Support Group, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, USA.
Cynthia S SikorskiNaval Health Research Center, San Diego, California, USA.
Heather C YunInfectious Disease Service, Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Matthew J DolanInfectious Disease Service, Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, USA.
John L KileyInfectious Disease Service, Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1726-1699
Joint Base San Antonio · USBrooke Army Medical Center · USAir Education and Training Command · USNaval Health Research Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe the public health response to a military trainee who developed serogroup B meningococcal disease while sharing underwater breathing equipment. Despite high transmission risk, with rapid isolation and postexposure prophylaxis administration, there were no secondary cases. This case supports carefully weighing serogroup B meningococcal vaccination in high-risk settings.

Indexed as

meningitismeningococcal infectionNeisseria meningitidisserogroup B meningococcal meningitis

Identifiers

PMID35493127
PMCPMC9043002
OpenAlexW4225314918

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