Carriage prevalence of Neisseria meningitidis in the Americas in the 21st century: a systematic review

Carriage prevalence of Neisseria meningitidis in the Americas in the 21st century: a systematic review

Neisseria meningitidis is a bacterium that colonizes the human nasopharynx and is transmitted by respiratory droplets from asymptomatic or symptomatic carriers. Occasionally, the pathogen invades the mucosa and enters the bloodstream, causing invasive meningococcal disease, a life-threatening infect...

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Main Authors: José Francisco Santos-Neto, Viviane Matos Ferreira, Caroline Alves Feitosa, Martha Silvia Martinez-Silveira, Leila Carvalho Campos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867019301163

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