Surveillance of cases of meningococcal disease associated with military recruits studied for meningococcal carriage.

doi:10.1080/003655400458820

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Surveillance of cases of meningococcal disease associated with military recruits studied for meningococcal carriage.

Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2000

Andersen J, Berthelsen L, Jensen B B, Lind I

Abstract excerpt

Through a 14-months extended surveillance of meningococcal disease in Denmark, all 322 notified cases were investigated for possible connection with a military camp where 3 cohorts of recruits (n = 1069) were studied prospectively for meningococcal carriage. One case occurred in a recruit who was a constant non-carrier during the preceding 3 months. The invasive Neisseria meningitidis B:1:P1.1,7 strain was...

Topics

Adult
Carrier State
Child, Preschool
Denmark
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Female
Genotype
Humans
Male
Meningococcal Infections
Middle Aged
Military Personnel
Neisseria meningitidis
Pharynx
Phenotype
Population Surveillance
Prospective Studies
Ribotyping

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PMID: 11055659
DOI: 10.1080/003655400458820

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