Dit break of meningococcal disease linked to a sports club

Lancet

Volumn 352, Issue 9129, 1998, Pages 706-707

  Koh, Yi Mien ^a,c   Howard Barnes, G ^a   Eaczmarski, Ed ^b   Stuart, James M ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b St Luke's House   (United Kingdom)

^c WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPORT;

EID: 0032578255     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)60823-9     Document Type: Article

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