Long-term Impact of Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Australian Adolescents and Young Adults
While long-term outcomes for adolescents and young adult IMD survivors show no significant impact on intellectual functioning or overall QoL, they experienced substantial psychological and physical sequelae. The impact on mental health underscores the need for comprehensive postdischarge psychological follow-up and care for IMD survivors, in addition to care for physical sequelae.
Authors
- Mark McMillan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6490-7707)
- Naomi Runnegar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1196-4131)
- Belinda Barton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3157-2031)
- Allen Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3152-116X)
- Margaret Angliss
- Jim Buttery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9905-2035)
- David Gordon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3276-9685)
- Renjy Nelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2051-5998)
- Christopher C. Blyth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2017-0683)
- Suja M. Mathew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1654-2376)
- Shalem Leemaqz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4616-8426)
- Robert Booy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1953-7452)
- Morgyn S. Warner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4053-1610)
- Helen Siobhan Marshall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2521-5166)
- David Shaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9359-050X)
- Rory Hannah
- Artemis Synn
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Flinders University (AU)
- The Kids Research Institute Australia (AU)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Princess Margaret Hospital for Children (AU)
- Women's and Children's Hospital (AU)
- Lyell McEwin Hospital (AU)
- Princess Alexandra Hospital (AU)
- Children's Hospital at Westmead (AU)
- Flinders Medical Centre (AU)
- Health Net (US)
- Women's & Children's Health Research Institute (AU)
- Monash Children’s Hospital (AU)
- Women's and Children's Health Network (AU)
- Monash Health (AU)
- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (AU)
- Perth Children's Hospital
- Monash University (AU)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
- Southern Cross University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Published
- 2025-09-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000004962
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00