Meningococcal carriage during a clonal meningococcal B outbreak in France

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1451-1459

  Delbos, V ^a,b,f   Lemee L ^a,b   Benichou J ^a,b,c   Berthelot, G ^d   Taha, M K ^e   Caron, F ^a,b  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d Centre Hospitalier Général   (France)

^e INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^f HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CLONAL SPECIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS, SEROGROUP B; PHARYNX; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886583310     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-013-1897-6     Document Type: Article

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