Surveillance of cases of meningococcal disease associated with military recruits studied for meningococcal carriage

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 527-531

  Andersen, Jesper ^a   Berthelsen, Lene ^a   Jensen, Bente Bech ^b   Lind, Inga ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b Danish Armed Forces Health Services   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PHARYNX; PHENOTYPE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RIBOTYPING; SOLDIER;

EID: 0033782952     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655400458820     Document Type: Article

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