Meningococcal disease in South Africa, 1999-2002

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 273-281

  Coulson, Garry B ^a   Von Gottberg, Anne ^a   Du Plessis, Mignon ^a   Smith, Anthony M ^a   De Gouveia, Linda ^a   Klugman, Keith P ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLONAL VARIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 33846680365     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1302.051553     Document Type: Article

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