[Meningococcal meningitis: a case of serogroup W in an underage migrant]
Meningococcal disease is a worldwide infection associated with different forms and degrees of severity. In Europe and Italy, the most frequent capsular serogroups of Neisseria meningitidis are B and C. The incidence of the disease is higher in 0-4-year-old children and very significant (or elevated)...
Main Authors: | Silvia Dari, Anna Maria Cassano, Sabrina Di Lorenzo, Marta Testa, Silvia Aquilani |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SEEd
2017-06-01
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Series: | Clinical Management Issues |
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Online Access: | https://journals.seedmedicalpublishers.com/index.php/cmi/article/view/1298 |
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