Abstract
Invasive meningococcal disease is a rare, but life-threatening cause of meningitis and septicaemia. Karen Ford describes the disease and causative bacteria, and provides a summary of the vaccines used to prevent it Invasive meningococcal disease is a rare, but life-threatening cause of meningitis and septicaemia. The highest disease rates are seen in infants and in late adolescence. Several vaccines have been licensed to protect against some types of this devastating disease. This article describes invasive meningococcal disease and the causative bacteria, then provides a summary of the UK meningococcal vaccination programme.
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