Carriage prevalence of Neisseria meningitidis in China, 2005–2022: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Introduction Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) is a major cause of meningitis and septicemia. Most people are infected with latent infections or are carriers. We aimed to estimate the carriage prevalence of Nm in China. Methods We did a systematic review of published work to assess the prevalence...

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Main Authors: Mengmeng Yue, Juan Xu, Jianxing Yu, Zhujun Shao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07586-x