Methods for Identifying Neisseria meningitidis Carriers: A Multi-Center Study in the African Meningitis Belt

OBJECTIVE: Detection of meningococcal carriers is key to understanding the epidemiology of Neisseria meningitidis, yet no gold standard has been established. Here, we directly compare two methods for collecting pharyngeal swabs to identify meningococcal carriers. METHODS: We conducted cross-sectiona...

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Autores principales: Basta, Nicole E., Stuart, James M., Nascimento, Maria C., Manigart, Olivier, Trotter, Caroline, Hassan-King, Musa, Chandramohan, Daniel, Sow, Samba O., Berthe, Abdoulaye, Bedru, Ahmed, Tekletsion, Yenenesh K., Collard, Jean-Marc, Jusot, Jean-François, Diallo, Aldiouma, Basséne, Hubert, Daugla, Doumagoum M., Gamougam, Khadidja, Hodgson, Abraham, Forgor, Abudulai A., Omotara, Babatunji A., Gadzama, Galadima B., Watkins, Eleanor R., Rebbetts, Lisa S., Diallo, Kanny, Weiss, Noel S., Halloran, M. Elizabeth, Maiden, Martin C. J., Greenwood, Brian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3806823/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24194921
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0078336

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