Carriage rates of Neisseria meningitides serogroups: determination among freshmen conscripts before vaccination
Background and Objectives: Neisseria meningitidis is transmitted from person-to-person. Thus, close contact with a healthy carrier can facilitate the spread of the bacteria and lead to life-threatening meningococcal disease. The aim of this study was to identify oropharyngeal carriers of N. meningi...
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| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2016-10-01
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| Series: | Iranian Journal of Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/887 |