Sampling methods to detect carriage of Neisseria meningitidis; literature review

Journal of Infection

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 103-107

  Roberts, Jonathan ^a   Greenwood, Brian ^b   Stuart, James ^a,c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Literature review; Meningococcal carriage; Microbiological sampling; Transport medium

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDLINE; MOUTH; NASOPHARYNX; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PLATING MEDIUM; SAMPLING; THROAT CULTURE; TONSIL; TRANSPORT MEDIUM;

CARRIER STATE; HUMANS; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PHARYNX; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 59949086195     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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