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Bactericidal antibody is the immunologic surrogate of protection against meningococcal disease. The absence of protective bactericidal activity (deficiency in bactericidal antibody or complement) is the most important single predisposing factor for systemic meningococcal disease, but other genetic polymorphisms and other host cofactors contribute to disease.