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Without effective vaccines meningitis remains a substantial worldwide threat with major health-care implications. A number of advances have been made in vaccine design and implementation over the last decade, with new vaccine initiatives providing substantial promise for the future reduction of global disease burden.

Type

Journal article

Journal

Hosp Med

Publication Date

03/2003

Volume

64

Pages

161 - 167

Keywords

Bacterial Capsules, Bacterial Vaccines, Haemophilus Vaccines, Humans, Meningitis, Bacterial, Meningitis, Viral, Meningococcal Infections, Neisseria meningitidis, Pneumococcal Infections, Polysaccharides, Bacterial, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Viral Vaccines