Neisseria meningitidis sequence type and risk for death, Iceland

Invasive meningococcal infections are hyperendemic in Iceland, a relatively isolated country in the mid-Atlantic. We performed a nationwide study on all viable meningococcal strains (N = 362) from 1977 to 2004. We analyzed the association of patient's age and sex, meningococcal serogroups, and...

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Main Authors: Gottfredsson, Magnus (Author), Diggle, Mathew A. (Author), Lawrie, David I. (Author), Erlendsdottir, Helga (Author), Hardarottir, Hjordis (Author), Kristinsson,, Karl G (Author), Clarke, Stuart C. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2006-07.
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