Molecular epidemiology of sporadic (endemic) serogroup C meningococcal disease

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 176, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1277-1284

  Raymond, N J ^a,b   Reeves, M ^a   Ajello, G ^a   Baughman, W ^a   Gheesling, L L ^a   Carlone, G M ^a   Wenger, J D ^a,c   Stephens, D S ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030812564     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514123     Document Type: Article

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