A Longitudinal Epidemiology Study of Meningococcal Carriage in Students 13 to 25 Years Old in Quebec

A Longitudinal Epidemiology Study of Meningococcal Carriage in Students 13 to 25 Years Old in Quebec

ABSTRACT Neisseria meningitidis carriage data are necessary to inform serogroup B (NmB) immunization program implementation. This longitudinal study compared detection methods to measure N. meningitidis throat carriage prevalence in Quebec from November 2010 to December 2013 using cultured swab isol...

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Main Authors: Rodica Gilca, Philippe De Wals, Sheila M. Nolan, Nicholas Kitchin, Joseph J. Eiden, Qin Jiang, C. Hal Jones, Kathrin U. Jansen, Annaliesa S. Anderson, Louise Pedneault
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018-12-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
Neisseria meningitidis
NmB
epidemiology
factor H binding protein
oropharyngeal carriage
serogroup B
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00427-18

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00427-18

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