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A cross-sectional study assessing the pharyngeal carriage of Neisseria meningitidis in subjects aged 1–24 years in the city of Embu das Artes, São Paulo, Brazil

Meningococcal carriage is a prerequisite for invasive infection. This cross-sectional study assessed the pharyngeal carriage prevalence in healthy subjects aged 1–24 years in Embu das Artes city, São Paulo, Brazil. Pharyngeal swabs were examined for the presence of Neisseria meningitidis. The isolat...

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Autores principales: Weckx, Lily Yin, Puccini, Rosana Fiorini, Machado, Antónia, Gonçalves, Maria Gisele, Tuboi, Suely, de Barros, Eliana, Devadiga, Raghavendra, Ortega-Barria, Eduardo, Colindres, Romulo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9425485/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28711456
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjid.2017.06.005