Invasive Meningococcal Disease at Fort Ord and San Diego Naval Training Center, 1962-1964.

Invasive Meningococcal Disease at Fort Ord and San Diego Naval Training Center, 1962-1964. Mil Med. 2020 Jun 27;: Authors: Christopher GW Abstract Meningococcal epidemics at 2 training facilities were early examples of outbreaks fueled by military demographics and because of lethal drug-resistant bacteria for which there are no vaccines or chemoprophylaxis. Positive outcomes included the elucidation of the natural history of meningococcal colonization and disease and the initiation of vaccine development. PMID: 32591792 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Military Medicine - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Mil Med Source Type: research