Meningococcal carriage in high school students and possible risk factors;Meningokokken-trägerstatus von gymnasiasten und mögliche risikofaktoren

Gesundheitswesen

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 633-637

  Oppermann, Hanna ^a,b   Thriene, B ^b   Irmscher, H M ^b   Grafe L ^b   Borrmann, M ^b   Bellstedt, D ^c   Kaynak, S ^c   Hellenbrand, W ^d   Vogel, U ^e  

^a Fachbereich Hygiene   (Germany)

^b Landesamt für Verbraucherschutz des Landes Sachsen Anhalt   (Germany)

^c Gesundheitsamt des Landkreises Sangerhausen ^*  (Germany)

^d ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

High school students; Meningococcal carriage; Meningococci; Prevention; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGITIS; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARRIER STATE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 33845274331     PISSN: 09413790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-927077     Document Type: Article

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