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Invasive meningococcal disease in older adults in North America and Europe: is this the time for action? A review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Neisseria meningitidis is an encapsulated Gram-negative diplococcus that asymptomatically colonises the upper respiratory tract in up to 25% of the population (mainly adolescents and young adults). Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) caused by Neisseria meningitidis imposes a substantia...

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Autores principales: Guedes, Sandra, Bertrand-Gerentes, Isabelle, Evans, Keith, Coste, Florence, Oster, Philipp
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8864456/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35197024
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12795-9

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