A Case-Control Study on the Risk Factors for Meningococcal Disease among Children in Greece.

A Case-Control Study on the Risk Factors for Meningococcal Disease among Children in Greece.

The aim of this study was to identify environmental or genetic risk factors that are associated with invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in children in Greece.A case-control study was performed in 133 children (44 cases and 89 controls) aged between 0-14 years, who were hospitalized in a children&#...

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Main Authors:	Christos Hadjichristodoulou, George Mpalaouras, Vasiliki Vasilopoulou, Antonios Katsioulis, George Rachiotis, Kalliopi Theodoridou, Georgia Tzanakaki, Vassiliki Syriopoulou, Maria Theodoridou
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:	PLoS ONE
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4924850?pdf=render

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