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Pharyngeal carriage of Neisseria meningitidis in 2-19-year-old individuals in Uganda.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - 1 Dec 2006
Caugant Dominique A, Fogg Carole, Bajunirwe Francis, Piola Patrice, Twesigye Rogers, Mutebi Fred, Frøholm L Oddvar, Rosenqvist Einar, Batwala Vincent, Aaberge Ingeborg S, Rottingen John-Arne, Guerin Philippe J
Abstract excerpt
In southern Uganda, only sporadic cases of serogroup A meningococcal disease have been reported since 2000. As part of an immunogenicity study of the tetravalent meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine, nasopharyngeal swab samples were collected twice, 4 weeks apart, from 2-19-year-old healthy indiv...
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