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An expanded age range for meningococcal meningitis: molecular diagnostic evidence from population-based surveillance in Asia
19 Nov 2012
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BACKGROUND: To understand epidemiologic patterns of meningococcal disease in Asia, we performed a retrospective molecular analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens collected in prospective surveillance among children aged < 5 years of age in China, South Korea, and Vietnam. METHODS: A total of 295 isolates and 2,302 CSFs were tested by a meningococcal species- and serogroup-specific polymerase chain...
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