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Invasive meningococcal disease in children in Jerusalem.

Epidemiology and infection - 1 Jun 2008

Stein-Zamir C, Abramson N, Zentner G, Shoob H, Valinsky L, Block C

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Neisseria meningitidis is an important cause of childhood meningitis and septicaemia. Between 1999 and 2005, 133 invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) cases occurred in Jerusalem, 112 (84.2%) of them in children aged 0-14 years. The annual incidence rate in Jerusalem was higher than the national average (2.45+/-0.6 vs. 1.13+/-0.16/100 000 population, P=0.002). Most of the children (82.1%) were from low...

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PMID: 17662169
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268807009259
PMCID: PMC2870872

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