Household transmission of Neisseria meningitidis in the African meningitis belt: a longitudinal cohort study

The Lancet Global Health

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2016, Pages e989-e995

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ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; AFRICA; AGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; FAMILY SIZE; HETEROZYGOTE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGE FACTORS; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 85000733281     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2214109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(16)30244-3     Document Type: Article

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