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Meningococcal carriage among Hajj pilgrims, risk factors for carriage and records of vaccination: a study of pilgrims to Mecca

OBJECTIVE: The Saudi government requires that all pilgrims receive a quadrivalent meningococcal vaccine at least 10 days before the Hajj. We conducted a study to determine the uptake of meningococcal vaccine and antibiotic use. We also investigated risk factors of meningococcal carriage and carriage...

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Autores principales: Alasmari, Abrar, Houghton, Joanna, Greenwood, Brian, Heymann, David, Edwards, Phil, Larson, Heidi, Assiri, Abdullah, Ben‐Rached, Fathia, Pain, Arnab, Behrens, Ron, Bustinduy, Amaya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8049039/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33415766
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tmi.13546