Risk Factors for Serogroup C Meningococcal Disease during Outbreak among Men who Have Sex with Men, New York City, New York, USA

Risk factors for illness during a serogroup C meningococcal disease outbreak among men who have sex with men in New York City, New York, USA, in 2012–2013 included methamphetamine and cocaine use and sexually transmitted infections. Outbreak investigations should consider routinely capturing informa...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alison Ridpath, Sharon K. Greene, Byron F. Robinson, Don Weiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/8/14-1932_article
id doaj-fb61aaa7609843249fbb04d80a993db1
record_format Article
spelling doaj-fb61aaa7609843249fbb04d80a993db12020-11-24T21:45:59ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592015-08-012181458146110.3201/eid2108.141932Risk Factors for Serogroup C Meningococcal Disease during Outbreak among Men who Have Sex with Men, New York City, New York, USAAlison RidpathSharon K. GreeneByron F. RobinsonDon WeissRisk factors for illness during a serogroup C meningococcal disease outbreak among men who have sex with men in New York City, New York, USA, in 2012–2013 included methamphetamine and cocaine use and sexually transmitted infections. Outbreak investigations should consider routinely capturing information regarding drug use and sex-related risk factors.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/8/14-1932_articleNeisseria meningitidisbacteriainvasive meningococcal diseaseserogroup Cdisease outbreakscase–control study
collection DOAJ
language English
format Article
sources DOAJ
author Alison Ridpath
Sharon K. Greene
Byron F. Robinson
Don Weiss
spellingShingle Alison Ridpath
Sharon K. Greene
Byron F. Robinson
Don Weiss
Risk Factors for Serogroup C Meningococcal Disease during Outbreak among Men who Have Sex with Men, New York City, New York, USA
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Neisseria meningitidis
bacteria
invasive meningococcal disease
serogroup C
disease outbreaks
case–control study
author_facet Alison Ridpath
Sharon K. Greene
Byron F. Robinson
Don Weiss
author_sort Alison Ridpath
title Risk Factors for Serogroup C Meningococcal Disease during Outbreak among Men who Have Sex with Men, New York City, New York, USA
title_short Risk Factors for Serogroup C Meningococcal Disease during Outbreak among Men who Have Sex with Men, New York City, New York, USA
title_full Risk Factors for Serogroup C Meningococcal Disease during Outbreak among Men who Have Sex with Men, New York City, New York, USA
title_fullStr Risk Factors for Serogroup C Meningococcal Disease during Outbreak among Men who Have Sex with Men, New York City, New York, USA
title_full_unstemmed Risk Factors for Serogroup C Meningococcal Disease during Outbreak among Men who Have Sex with Men, New York City, New York, USA
title_sort risk factors for serogroup c meningococcal disease during outbreak among men who have sex with men, new york city, new york, usa
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2015-08-01
description Risk factors for illness during a serogroup C meningococcal disease outbreak among men who have sex with men in New York City, New York, USA, in 2012–2013 included methamphetamine and cocaine use and sexually transmitted infections. Outbreak investigations should consider routinely capturing information regarding drug use and sex-related risk factors.
topic Neisseria meningitidis
bacteria
invasive meningococcal disease
serogroup C
disease outbreaks
case–control study
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/8/14-1932_article
work_keys_str_mv AT alisonridpath riskfactorsforserogroupcmeningococcaldiseaseduringoutbreakamongmenwhohavesexwithmennewyorkcitynewyorkusa
AT sharonkgreene riskfactorsforserogroupcmeningococcaldiseaseduringoutbreakamongmenwhohavesexwithmennewyorkcitynewyorkusa
AT byronfrobinson riskfactorsforserogroupcmeningococcaldiseaseduringoutbreakamongmenwhohavesexwithmennewyorkcitynewyorkusa
AT donweiss riskfactorsforserogroupcmeningococcaldiseaseduringoutbreakamongmenwhohavesexwithmennewyorkcitynewyorkusa
_version_ 1725902864613638144