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An expanded age range for meningococcal meningitis: molecular diagnostic evidence from population-based surveillance in Asia

BACKGROUND: To understand epidemiologic patterns of meningococcal disease in Asia, we performed a retrospective molecular analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens collected in prospective surveillance among children aged < 5 years of age in China, South Korea, and Vietnam. METHODS: A total...

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Autores principales: Kim, Soon Ae, Kim, Dong Wook, Dong, Bai Qing, Kim, Jung Soo, Anh, Dang Duc, Kilgore, Paul E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3519641/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23164061
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-310