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Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Is Associated With Increased Meningococcal Carriage Acquisition Among First-year Students in 2 South African Universities
BACKGROUND: Invasive meningococcal disease clusters occur among university students and may reflect higher carriage prevalence among this population. We aimed to measure meningococcal carriage prevalence, acquisition, and risk factors among first-year university students in South Africa. METHODS: In...
Autores principales: | Meiring, Susan, Cohen, Cheryl, de Gouveia, Linda, du Plessis, Mignon, Ganesh, Karistha, Kleynhans, Jackie, Quan, Vanessa, Tempia, Stefano, von Gottberg, Anne |
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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/PMC8246797/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32369560 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa521 |
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