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A comparison of meningococcal carriage by pregnancy status

Neisseria meningitidis is the second leading cause of invasive meningitis. A prerequisite for infection is colonization of the nasopharynx, and asymptomatic carrier rates are widely reported in the range of 10-15%. Recent reports have indicated an increased likelihood that a pediatric admission for...

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Autores principales: Knudtson, Eric J, Lytle, Mike L, Vavricka, Beverly A, Skaggs, Valerie S, Peck, Jennifer D, Elimian, Andrew E
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2928178/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20701795
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-5751-9-6