N eisseria meningitidis carriage rate, antibiotic susceptibility profile, and associated factors among prisoners at Jimma zonal correction facility in Jimma Town, Southwestern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

N eisseria meningitidis carriage rate, antibiotic susceptibility profile, and associated factors among prisoners at Jimma zonal correction facility in Jimma Town, Southwestern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Neisseria meningitidis causes severe life-threatening meningococcal disease with a case fatality rate of 10–15% even with proper treatment. In Ethiopia, particularly in our study area, inadequate information is found on meningococcal disease. So, this study aimed to assess N. men...

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Main Authors: Samuel Assefa, Alemseged Abdissa, Yared Alemu, Lencho Girma, Degemu Sahlu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Subjects:
Meningitides
Serogroup
Prisoner
Pharyngeal
Carriage
Antibiotic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-022-00462-z

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