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A Case-Control Study on the Risk Factors for Meningococcal Disease among Children in Greece

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to identify environmental or genetic risk factors that are associated with invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in children in Greece. METHODS: A case-control study was performed in 133 children (44 cases and 89 controls) aged between 0–14 years, who were hospitali...

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Autores principales:	Hadjichristodoulou, Christos, Mpalaouras, George, Vasilopoulou, Vasiliki, Katsioulis, Antonios, Rachiotis, George, Theodoridou, Kalliopi, Tzanakaki, Georgia, Syriopoulou, Vassiliki, Theodoridou, Maria
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2016
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4924850/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27351742 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0158524

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