Carriers of Neisseria meningitidis in household contacts of meningococcal disease cases in Catalonia (Spain)

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 877-884

  Cardenosa N ^a   Dominguez A ^a   Orcau, A ^b   Panella H ^c   Godoy, P ^d   Minguell, S ^e   Camps, N ^f   Vazquez J A ^g  

^a GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b Territorial Delegation of Health   (Spain)

^c INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^d Territorial Delegation of Health   (Spain)

^e Territorial Delegation of Health   (Spain)

^f Territorial Delegation of Health   (Spain)

^g INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Household contact; Meningococcal carriage; N. meningitidis; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NEWBORN; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARRIER STATE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 0035740341     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015696513062     Document Type: Article

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