Evidence for indirect nosocomial transmission of Neisseria meningitidis resulting in two cases of invasive meningococcal disease

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 4276-4278

  Elias, Johannes ^a   Claus, Heike ^a   Frosch, Matthias ^a   Vogel, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GERMANY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 33750960321     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00613-06     Document Type: Article

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