Meningococcal Carriage and Transmission Dynamics in College Students in Louisville, KY (IRB #: 22.0474) 

Participants could receive up to $90 in gift cards

Disease of Interest: Meningitis

Principal Investigator(s): Forest Arnold, DO; Phillip Bressoud, MD 

Key Personnel: Vidyu Salunkhe, MD; Steven Gootee, MHI

The University of Louisville Center of Excellence for Research in Infectious Diseases was chosen as a site for the Meningococcal Carriage Study.

Meningitis is a bacterial disease that can be contracted at college or other communal settings. Although most people who have this bacterium are only carriers, in some cases it can be a serious condition or even fatal. This study aims to evaluate what percentage of college students are carriers of meningococcal bacteria which will help define the need for vaccination.

This study is no longer accepting participants.

Thank you for your interest.