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Podcast: Decera Clinical Education Infectious Disease Podcast
Episode: Meningococcal Disease: A Deadly, Unpredictable but Preventable Disease
Description: In this podcast, Gary S. Marshall, MD, summarizes the burden of meningococcal disease and the importance of immunization, including: The unpredictability and severity of meningococcal diseaseDifferences between meningococcal serogroups and available vaccines Current meningococcal vaccine recommendations, distinguishing between routine vs shared clinical decision-making recommendations Vaccine recommendations in high-risk populations Use of immunization platforms to help complete age-appropriate vaccines, including the MenACWY and MenB vaccine, in adolescents and young adultsFaculty:Gary S. Marshall, MDProfessor of PediatricsDivision of Pediatric Infectious DiseasesUniversity of Louisville School of MedicineLouisville, KentuckyLi...