Characteristics of and meningococcal disease prevention strategies for commercially insured persons receiving eculizumab in the United States.
Catherine H BozioCheryl IsenhourLucy A McNamaraPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Many eculizumab recipients had an undetermined indication for eculizumab use; few were up-to-date for recommended meningococcal vaccines or were prescribed antibiotics long-term. These findings can inform further investigation of how to best protect this population from meningococcal disease.
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