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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Autores principales: Orr, Hilary J., Gray, Steve J., Macdonald, Mary, Stuart, James M.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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
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author Orr, Hilary J.
Gray, Steve J.
Macdonald, Mary
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description 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 levels of salivary contact are unlikely to transmit meningococci.
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spelling pubmed-30330782011-02-09 Saliva and Meningococcal Transmission Orr, Hilary J. Gray, Steve J. Macdonald, Mary Stuart, James M. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch 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 levels of salivary contact are unlikely to transmit meningococci. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-10 /pmc/articles/PMC3033078/ /pubmed/14609470 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0910.030444 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3033078/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0910.030444
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