Meningococcal vaccine is a vaccine used against Neisseria meningitidis, a bacterium that causes meningitis, meningococcemia, septicemia, and rarely carditis, septic arthritis, or pneumonia. ==Types== Neisseria meningitidis has 13 clinically significant serogroups, classified according to the antigenic structure of their polysaccharide capsule. Six...
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(from the article `infectious disease`) Neisseria meningitidis can cause meningitis (infection of the coverings of the brain and spinal cord) or severe bloodstream infection known as ...
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Meningococcal vaccine: A vaccine to prevent meningococcal infection, including meningococcal meningitis, an inflammation of the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. Meningococcal infection is caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis and can be fatal. A meningococcal vaccine was licensed by the US Food and Drug Administration in 198...
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A vaccine used to prevent infection by Neisseria meningitidis.
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any vaccine that provides protection against Neisseria meningitidis, a bacterium that can cause meningitis or severe bloodstream infection
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