Laboratory-acquired serogroup A meningococcal meningitis

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 399-401

  Kessler, Alexander Tkeshelashvili ^a,b   Stephens, David S ^a   Somani, Jyoti ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Northside Medical Specialists   (United States)

Author keywords

Laboratory acquired; Meningitis; Meningococcus; Serogroup A

Indexed keywords

MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY INFECTION; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MICROBIOLOGY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOGENICITY; RISK;

ADULT; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; LABORATORY INFECTION; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; MENINGOCOCCAL VACCINES; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS, SEROGROUP A; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK;

NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 37549038638     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.49.399     Document Type: Article

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