Meningococcal B Vaccine Failure With a Penicillin-Resistant Strain in a Young Adult on Long-Term Eculizumab

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We describe a case of invasive meningococcal disease due to a vaccine-preventable and penicillin-resistant strain in a fully immunized young adult on long-term complement inhibitor therapy and daily penicillin chemoprophylaxis. Eculizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody that binds human complement C5 protein and inhibits the terminal complement pathway. It is currently recommended for the treatment of complement-mediated thrombotic microangiopathies. An unwanted complication of inhibiting complement, however, is an increased risk of invasive meningococcal disease. Here, we report the first case of meningococcal group B vaccine failure in a young adult receiving eculizumab for atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome. She developed invasive meningococcal disease due to a vaccine-preventable and penicillin-resistant meningococcal group B strain 4 months after receiving 2 doses of meningococcal group B vaccine while on oral penicillin prophylaxis against meningococcal infection.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:140

Enthalten in:

Pediatrics - 140(2017), 3 vom: 01. Sept.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Parikh, Sydel R [VerfasserIn]
Lucidarme, Jay [VerfasserIn]
Bingham, Coralie [VerfasserIn]
Warwicker, Paul [VerfasserIn]
Goodship, Tim [VerfasserIn]
Borrow, Ray [VerfasserIn]
Ladhani, Shamez N [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

A3ULP0F556
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Case Reports
Eculizumab
Journal Article
Meningococcal Vaccines
Penicillins

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Date Completed 15.09.2017

Date Revised 15.09.2017

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1542/peds.2016-2452

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM275368688