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Characteristics of and meningococcal disease prevention strategies for commercially insured persons receiving eculizumab in the United States
INTRODUCTION: 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 recipients but there are no...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7660549/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33180804 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241989 |