Nasopharyngeal carriage of meningococcus and meningococcal meningitis in Sokoto, Nigeria

In an attempt to determine the epidemiology of meningococcal diseases in Sokoto, Nigeria, nasopharyngeal carriage of meningococcus was studied among the groups at the greatest risk of the disease, i.e. children and young adults. Of 726 subjects sampled, 45 (6.2%) carried meningococcus. Sixteen (35.6...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Acta Paediatrica 1999-03, Vol.88 (3), p.265-269
Hauptverfasser:	Emele, FE, Ahanotu, CN, Anyiwo, CE
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Age Distribution Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the nervous system. Bacterial myositis Biological and medical sciences Carrier State - epidemiology Carrier State - microbiology Carrier State - prevention & control Child Child, Preschool Female Housing Human bacterial diseases Humans Incidence Infant Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Meningitis belt Meningitis, Meningococcal - epidemiology Meningitis, Meningococcal - microbiology Meningitis, Meningococcal - prevention & control Meningococcal Infections - epidemiology Meningococcal Infections - microbiology Meningococcal Infections - prevention & control meningococcal meningitis Nasal Mucosa - microbiology nasopharyngeal carriage Nigeria - epidemiology Pharynx - microbiology Residence Characteristics Risk Factors Seasons Serotyping Tropical medicine Vaccination
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