Risk factors for carriage of Neisseria meningitidis during an outbreak in Wales.

In a school outbreak of meningococcal disease in Wales, we compared risk factors for the carriage of Neisseria meningitidis B15 P1.16 with carriage of any meningococci. Students had throat swabs and completed a questionnaire. Sixty (7.9%) carried meningococci; risk for carriage was higher in those &...

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Autores principales: Fitzpatrick, P E, Salmon, R L, Hunter, P R, Roberts, R J, Palmer, S R
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2627970/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10653573
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author Fitzpatrick, P E
Salmon, R L
Hunter, P R
Roberts, R J
Palmer, S R
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description In a school outbreak of meningococcal disease in Wales, we compared risk factors for the carriage of Neisseria meningitidis B15 P1.16 with carriage of any meningococci. Students had throat swabs and completed a questionnaire. Sixty (7.9%) carried meningococci; risk for carriage was higher in those >14 years of age.
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spelling pubmed-26279702009-05-20 Risk factors for carriage of Neisseria meningitidis during an outbreak in Wales. Fitzpatrick, P E Salmon, R L Hunter, P R Roberts, R J Palmer, S R Emerg Infect Dis Research Article In a school outbreak of meningococcal disease in Wales, we compared risk factors for the carriage of Neisseria meningitidis B15 P1.16 with carriage of any meningococci. Students had throat swabs and completed a questionnaire. Sixty (7.9%) carried meningococci; risk for carriage was higher in those >14 years of age. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000 /pmc/articles/PMC2627970/ /pubmed/10653573 Text en
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title Risk factors for carriage of Neisseria meningitidis during an outbreak in Wales.
title_full Risk factors for carriage of Neisseria meningitidis during an outbreak in Wales.
title_fullStr Risk factors for carriage of Neisseria meningitidis during an outbreak in Wales.
title_full_unstemmed Risk factors for carriage of Neisseria meningitidis during an outbreak in Wales.
title_short Risk factors for carriage of Neisseria meningitidis during an outbreak in Wales.
title_sort risk factors for carriage of neisseria meningitidis during an outbreak in wales.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2627970/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10653573
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