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Saliva and Meningococcal Transmission
Neisseria meningitidis carriage was compared in swab specimens of nasopharynx, tonsils, and saliva taken from 258 students. We found a higher yield in nasopharyngeal than in tonsillar swabs (32% vs. 19%, p<0.001). Low prevalence of carriage in saliva swabs (one swab [0.4%]) suggests that low leve...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2003
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3033078/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14609470 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0910.030444 |