Viable Neisseria meningitidis is commonly present in saliva in healthy young adults: Non-invasive sampling and enhanced sensitivity of detection in a follow-up carriage study in Portuguese students

INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: Improved sensitivity and efficiency of detection and quantification of carriage of Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) in young people is important for evaluation of the impact of vaccines upon transmission and associated population-wide effects. Saliva collection is quick, non-invasi...

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Autores principales: Rodrigues, Fernanda, Christensen, Hannah, Morales-Aza, Begonia, Sikora, Paulina, Oliver, Elizabeth, Oliver, Jennifer, Lucidarme, Jay, Marlow, Robin, Januário, Luís, Finn, Adam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6370198/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30742640
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209905

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6370198/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30742640
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209905

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