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1429. Meningococcal Disease Outbreak in a Refugee Reception Identification Center in Greece and Administration of Mass Antibiotic Prophylaxis
BACKGROUND: An increased likelihood of transmission of communicable diseases such as invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) exists in refugee camps. Herein, we describe an outbreak investigation of 5 IMD cases among immigrants in Greece. METHODS: Epidemiological, clinical and laboratory data (culture...
Autores principales: | Magaziotou, Ioanna, Tsiodras, Sotirios, Xirogianni, Athanasia, Tseroni, Maria, Syrigonaki, Katerina, Stoli, Artemis, Tsekou, Aikaterini, Papandreou, Anastasia, Sapounas, Spyros, Panagiotakopoulos, George, Theodoridou, Maria, Tzanakaki, Georgina, Georgakopoulou, Theano |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7776406/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.1611 |
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