Neonatal meningococcal disease in the United States, 1990 to 1999

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 418-422

  Shepard, Colin W ^a   Rosenstein, Nancy E ^b   Fischer, Marc ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Meningococcal meningitis; Neisseria meningitidis; Neonatal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037910176     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000066876.77453.04     Document Type: Article

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