The Prevalence, Serogroup Distribution and Risk Factors of Meningococcal Carriage in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults in Turkey Meningo-Carr-TR Study PART 3: COVID-19 Pandemic Situation
The present study found that meningococcal carriage was higher during the post-COVID-19 pandemic period, especially in adolescents and young adults. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 virus itself and/or pandemic mitigation strategies may affect both meningococcal carriage and serogroup distribution. Serogroup distribution varies between years, and further immunization strategies, including adolescent immunization, may play a role in controlling invasive meningococcal disease.
Authors
- Fatma Dilsad Aksoy
- Didem Kızmaz İşançlı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0791-5903)
- Rabia G. Sezer Yamanel
- Ergi̇n Çi̇ftçi̇ (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4955-160X)
- Dilek Yılmaz
- Merve İşeri Nepesov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4584-1818)
- Adem Karbuz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5460-3638)
- Mahmut Can Kızıl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6231-4238)
- Mücahit Kaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6793-536X)
- Solmaz Çelebi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3536-0263)
- Ener Çağrı Dinleyici (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-0134)
- Zafer Kurugöl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1721-3534)
- Yalçın Kara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0569-1106)
- Burçe Emine Dörtkardeşler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6212-9286)
- Halil Özdemir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7318-1688)
- Ömer Kılıç (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0168-4080)
- Önder Kılıçaslan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9311-006X)
- Fatma Nur Öz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8374-095X)
- Benhur Şirvan Çetin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8470-4907)
- Döndü Nilay Penezoğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6512-2437)
- Meltem Dinleyici
- Belkis Hatice Inceli
- Sedanur Tekin Can
- Nesli Agrali Eröz
Institutions
- Bursa Uludağ Üni̇versi̇tesi̇ (TR)
- Ankara University (TR)
- Izmir Kâtip Çelebi University (TR)
- Ege University (TR)
- Zeynep Kamil Hospital (TR)
- Istanbul Eye Hospital (TR)
- Eskişehir Osmangazi University (TR)
- Erciyes University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Published
- 2024-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000004622
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.03