Outbreaks of Group B Meningococcal Disease - Florida, 1995 and 1997

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 47, Issue 39, 1998, Pages 833-837

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BACTERIAL VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NURSING HOME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEROTYPING; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIAL VACCINES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NURSING HOMES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEROTYPING; VACCINATION;

EID: 0032500453     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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