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Update on Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Men Who Have Sex with Men in NYC

Posted by The Nurse Practitioners of New York on
Manhattan, NY
The Nurse Practitioners of New York

There have been no new outbreak-related cases of invasive meningococcal disease in men who have sex with men since mid-February 2013, the longest interval since January 2012.

 • Providers need to insure that HIV-infected men who have sex with men receive two doses of meningococcal conjugate vaccine to be optimally protected.  

• Providers should be aware of early clinical and laboratory findings that might indicate meningococcal septicemia, particularly in HIV-infected men who have sex with men.

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Source: NYCDOHMH