Meningococcal Disease: The Organism, Clinical Presentation, and Worldwide Epidemiology

被引:33
作者
Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A. [2 ]
Clark, Thomas A. [3 ]
Memish, Ziad A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Minist Hlth, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
[2] Saudi Aramco Med Serv Org, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
[3] US Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Div Bacterial Dis, Meningitis & Vaccine Preventable Dis Branch, Atlanta, GA USA
关键词
MENINGITIDIS SEROGROUP W135; C CONJUGATE VACCINE; UNITED-STATES; HUMAN IMMUNITY; BURKINA-FASO; SAUDI-ARABIA; SAO-PAULO; GROUP-A; OUTBREAK; CARRIAGE;
D O I
10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00448.x
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
[No abstract available]
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