Risk factors for carriage of Neisseria meningitidis during an outbreak in Wales
- Fitzpatrick, Patricia E.
- Salmon, Roland L.
- Hunter, Paul R.
- Roberts, Richard J.
- Palmer, Stephen R.
Publication date
February 2000
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Abstract
In a school outbreak of meningococcal disease in Wales, we compared risk factors for the carriage of Neisseria meningitidis B15 P1.16 with carriage of any meningococci. Students had throat swabs and completed a questionnaire. Sixty (7.9%) carried meningococci; risk for carriage was higher in those >14 years of age
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