Meningococcal disease in children in Merseyside, England: a 31 year descriptive study.

Meningococcal disease in children in Merseyside, England: a 31 year descriptive study.

Meningococcal disease (MCD) is the leading infectious cause of death in early childhood in the United Kingdom, making it a public health priority. MCD most commonly presents as meningococcal meningitis (MM), septicaemia (MS), or as a combination of the two syndromes (MM/MS). We describe the changing...

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Main Authors: Michelle C Stanton, David Taylor-Robinson, David Harris, Fauzia Paize, Nick Makwana, Scott J Hackett, Paul B Baines, F Andrew I Riordan, Omnia Marzouk, Alistair P J Thomson, Peter J Diggle, C Anthony Hart, Enitan D Carrol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3189236?pdf=render

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