| Autor: |
Betancur, Estefania, Onwuchekwa, chukwuemeka, Menon, Sonia, Aponte-Torres, Zuleika, Serra, Lidia Cristina, Ozbilgili, Egemen |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| DOI: |
10.6084/m9.figshare.21081544.v4 |
| Popis: |
Not much is currently known about the burden of IMD in many parts of Asia. Although the incidence is considered low, the presence of high-risk populations within this region and the environmental similarities between parts of this region and the AMB, increases the likelihood that epidemiological “hotspots” may be unreported. Some of these high-risk populations are soldiers, inmates in prisons, students in dormitories and people returning from Hajj. These groups are likely to have a higher risk than the average carriage rate of N. Meningitidis and would benefit from vaccination with conjugate vaccines. Therefore, the present study undertakes a scoping review to map and summarize the available literature on the epidemiology and gaps in knowledge of N. meningitidis carriage and IMD/serotypes in adults in Asia under conditions of congregation, as well as to identify potential risk factors for N. meningitidis carriage and invasive disease. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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