Characteristics of and meningococcal disease prevention strategies for commercially insured persons receiving eculizumab in the United States.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Eculizumab is a licensed treatment for several rare, complement-mediated diseases. Eculizumab use is associated with an approximately 2,000-fold increased meningococcal disease risk. In the United States, meningococcal vaccines are recommended for eculizumab recipien...

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Main Authors: Catherine H Bozio, Cheryl Isenhour, Lucy A McNamara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241989