Meningococcal Vaccination In Men Who Have Sex With Men

Keywords

AIDS; bisexual; gay; HIV; homosexual; infectious disease; meningitis; meningococcal; vaccination; vaccine

Abstract

Recent outbreaks of meningitis in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York City, and other locations across the United States have heightened public health concerns regarding the increasing incidence of meningococcal infections in this vulnerable population. MSM have unique risk factors that result in greater threat from certain infectious diseases, including meningococcal infection. Men who have sex with men who are infected with HIV are at even higher risk. This article explores the increased risks among MSM in contracting and communicating meningococcal infection, use of vaccination as primary prevention, and outreach strategies that may help address this issue and lessen the disease burden associated with meningococcal infection in these sexual minorities.

Publication Date

3-1-2017

Publication Title

Public Health Nursing

Volume

34

Issue

2

Number of Pages

147-151

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.12308

Socpus ID

85006427579 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85006427579

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