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Meningococcal Disease (Bacterial Meningitis) Vaccine

Selected References:

  • AbuRaya B, Sadarangani M. 2018. Meningococcal vaccination in pregnancy. Hum Vaccin Immunother 14(4):1188-1196.
  • Becerra-Culqui, T. A., et al. 2020. Safety of MenACWY-CRM vaccine exposure during pregnancy. Vaccine, 38(12), 2683–2690.
  • Clark, D. R., et al. 2020. Influenza or Meningococcal Immunization During Pregnancy and Mortality in Women and Infants: A Pooled Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 39(7), 641–644.
  • Crum-Cianflone, N., & Sullivan, E. 2016. Meningococcal Vaccinations. Infectious Diseases and Therapy, 5(2), 89–112.
  • Becerra-Culqui TA. et al. 2020. Safety of quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine in infants and toddlers 2 to 23-months old. Vaccine 38(2), 228-234.
  • Findlow H, et al. 2019. Kinetics of maternally-derived serogroup A, C, Y and W-specific meningococcal immunoglobulin G in Malian women and infants. Vaccine, 37(18), 2477–2481.
  • GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA. 2020. Menveo product labeling. https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=2dc730d5-55fd-4e98-8c8a-daa7d8f872b0
  • Letson GW, et al. 1998. Meningococcal vaccine in pregnancy: an assessment of infant risk. Pediatr Infect Dis J 17:261-263.
  • Mbaeyi SA, et al. 2020. Meningococcal Vaccination: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, United States, 2020. MMWR Recommendations and Reports, 69(9), 1–41.
  • Myers TR, et al. 2020. Adverse events following quadrivalent meningococcal diphtheria toxoid conjugate vaccine (Menactra®) reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), 2005–2016. Vaccine, 38(40), 6291–6298.
  • Nasser R, et al. 2020. Are all vaccines safe for the pregnant traveler? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Travel Medicine, 27(2).
  • National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. 2011. General recommendations on immunization — recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR Recomm Rep. 28;60(2):1-64. Erratum in: MMWR Recomm Rep; 60:993.
  • Psarris A, et al. 2019. Immunizations during pregnancy: How, when and why. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 240, 29–35.
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/mening/index.html [Accessed 10/2020].
  • World Health Organization (WHO). 2015. Meningococcal A conjugate vaccine: updated guidance, February 2015. Weekly epidemiological record. No. 8, 90: 57-62.
  • Zheteyeva Y, et al. 2013. Safety of meningococcal polysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccine in pregnancy: a review of the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System. Am J Obstet Gynecol.; 208(6):478.e1-6.