Epidemiology of meningococcal disease in Australia

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 37, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2001, Pages 3-6

  Jelfs, J ^a   Munro, R ^a  

^a SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Meningococcal disease epidemiology; Strain differentiation data

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLONE; RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MORTALITY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NEW ZEALAND; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RURAL AREA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0034771518     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2001.00680.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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