Carriage rate of Neisseria meningitidis, antibiotic susceptibility pattern and associated risk factors among primary school children in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia

Carriage rate of Neisseria meningitidis, antibiotic susceptibility pattern and associated risk factors among primary school children in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia

Abstract Background Globally, in 2012, about 1.2 million estimated cases were reported with ~ 135,000 deaths annually. In Ethiopia, specifically in our study area, limited information is found on the oropharyngeal carriage, antimicrobial resistance pattern, and associated risk factors for N. meningi...

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Main Authors: Zelalem Tefera, Feleke Mekonnen, Moges Tiruneh, Teshome Belachew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Carriage
N. meningitidis
School children
Antimicrobial susceptibility
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05080-w

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