Seven-week interval between acquisition of a meningococcus and the onset of invasive disease. A case report

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 507-509

  Neal, K R ^a   Nguyen Van Tam, J S ^a   Slack, R C B ^b   Kaczmarski, E B ^c   White, A ^d   Ala'aldeen, D A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Nottingham Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^c WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DISEASE CARRIER; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA LACTAMICA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PHENOTYPE; STUDENT;

ADULT; CARRIER STATE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES; PHENOTYPE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033400896     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268899003192     Document Type: Article

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