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The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has approved the recommended adult immunization schedule for 2016. The recommendations are published as a clinical guideline in the Feb. 2 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

ACIP Approves 2016 Adult Immunization Schedule

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Changes to schedule for HPV, pneumococcal, and meningococcal vaccines
For patients with tuberculous meningitis

Intensified Tx Doesn’t Up Survival in Tuberculous Meningitis

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No significant difference for survival, secondary outcomes for standard, intensified treatment
A case of cryptococcal meningitis with false-negative cerebrospinal fluid culture results following receipt of capecitabine has been described in a case report published in the December issue of the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics.

Antineoplastic Agent Obscures Diagnosis of Fungal Meningitis

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Cerebrospinal fluid culture results were negative following receipt of capecitabine
Drug-induced aseptic meningitis following trimethoprim use has been described in a research letter published online Nov. 20 in the International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases.

Trimethoprim-Induced Aseptic Meningitis Described

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Case report describes 87-year-old with 3 episodes; decreasing interval between dose, symptoms
Serogroup B meningococcal vaccination is recommended for adolescents and young adults aged 16 to 23 years to provide short-term protection from most strains of serogroup B meningococcal disease

MenB Vaccine Recommended for 16- to 23-Year-Olds

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Preferred age for serogroup B meningococcal vaccination is 16 to 18 years
For 11- to 15-year olds

Concomitant Administration of 9vHPV With MCV4/Tdap Feasible

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Noninferior to intermittent administration of vaccines for 11- to 15-year olds
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has voted to issue a category B recommendation for use of two serogroup B meningococcal vaccines in patients aged 16 to 23 years for short-term disease prevention

ACIP Recommends MenB Vaccine for 16- to 23-Year-Olds

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Category B recommendation for short-term protection against meningitis for all aged 16 to 23
An investigational serogroup B meningococcal vaccine seems to have protected vaccinated individuals from the disease during an outbreak

Investigational MenB Vaccine Can Protect Individuals in Outbreak

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No serogroup B meningococcal disease cases in those who received MenB vaccine in university outbreak
The Bexsero vaccine has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to prevent serogroup B meningococcal disease among people aged 10 through 25.

FDA Approves New Meningococcal Disease Vaccine

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Bexsero is the second vaccine approved in the past three months to prevent this disease