An epidemic of meningococcal disease in children in North Norway in the 1970s and 1980s was dominated by a hypervirulent group B strain

Aim We examined children hospitalised for invasive meningococcal disease, a leading cause of paediatric sepsis, in Troms County, North Norway, from 1973 to 2016, including the epidemic in the 1970s and 1980s. Methods This study was a retrospective review of children under the age of 15 years who wer...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Acta Paediatrica 2018-03, Vol.107 (3), p.490-495
Hauptverfasser:	Nordheim, Kine, Hovland, Ingunn Holmefoss, Kristiansen, Bjørn Erik, Kaaresen, Per Ivar, Flaegstad, Trond
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	B:15:P1.7,6 phentoype Children Epidemic Epidemics Genotype & phenotype Health risk assessment Incidence Invasive meningococcal disease Meningitis Meningococcal disease Mortality Paediatric sepsis Phenotypes Sepsis
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