MSM, especially if HIV-positive, have an increased risk of meningococcal disease

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nam/aidsmap, June 6th, 2017

Men who have sex with men (MSM) have an increased risk of meningococcal disease, investigators from the United States report in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases. The number of cases was small, but overall incidence of meningococcal disease was four times higher among MSM compared to non-MSM, with the risk especially high for HIV-positive MSM.

 

By J Pope

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