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Viruses are the most commonly identified cause of meningitis among U.K. adults

Viruses ID’d As Most Common Cause of Meningitis in U.K. Adults

Estimated annual incidence of viral meningitis is 2.73 per 100,000 U.K. adults
A bivalent meningococcal B vaccine targeting factor H-binding protein elicits bactericidal responses against diverse meningococcal B strains after two and three doses in adolescents and young adults

Bivalent Meningococcal B Vaccine Safe, Immunogenic

Elicits bactericidal responses against diverse meningococcal B strains in teens, young adults
Meningococcal disease can occur in eculizumab recipients who have been vaccinated

Meningitis After Vaccination in Eculizumab Recipients

Sixteen cases of meningococcal disease reported in eculizumab recipients during 2008 to 2016
For adolescents

Effectiveness of One-Dose MenACWY-D Drops Over Time

Effectiveness 79 percent at less than one year, drops to 61 percent at three to less than eight years
Bell's palsy is the only prespecified adverse event associated with the MenACWY-CRM quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine

Bell’s Palsy Tied to Quadrivalent Meningococcal Vaccine

Increased risk for Bell's palsy in those with concomitant administration of other vaccines
In the Nov. 4 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Recommendations Updated for Meningococcal Vaccine in HIV

All HIV+ individuals should receive meningococcal conjugate vaccine (serogroups A, C, W, and Y)
About one-third of Princeton University students given a vaccine to combat a meningitis B outbreak on campus in 2013 didn't show signs of protection against the infection eight weeks later

Seropositivity of Meningitis B Vaccine Lower Than Expected

One in three students didn't get immunity against outbreak strain after two doses
For patients with HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis

Dexamethasone No Help in HIV-Linked Cryptococcal Meningitis

Dexamethasone doesn't reduce mortality; linked to higher percentage of patients with disability
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has approved the recommended adult immunization schedule for 2016. The recommendations are published as a clinical guideline in the Feb. 2 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

ACIP Approves 2016 Adult Immunization Schedule

Changes to schedule for HPV, pneumococcal, and meningococcal vaccines
For patients with tuberculous meningitis

Intensified Tx Doesn’t Up Survival in Tuberculous Meningitis

No significant difference for survival, secondary outcomes for standard, intensified treatment