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Underestimation of Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Italy
Knowing the incidence of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is essential for planning appropriate vaccination policies. However, IMD may be underestimated because of misdiagnosis or insufficiently sensitive laboratory methods. Using a national molecular surveillance register, we assessed the numbe...
Autores principales: | Azzari, Chiara, Nieddu, Francesco, Moriondo, Maria, Indolfi, Giuseppe, Canessa, Clementina, Ricci, Silvia, Bianchi, Leila, Serranti, Daniele, Poggi, Giovanni Maria, Resti, Massimo |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4766889/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26890305 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2203.150928 |
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