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Age-specific prevalence estimates and risk factors for asymptomatic Neisseria meningitidis carriage in Bamako, Mali

Year: 2012
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background: Meningitis outbreaks caused by Neisseria meningitidis occur annually in the African meningitis belt. Asymptomatic pharyngeal colonization by meningococci, known as carriage, is common compared to invasive disease and the primary source of transmission of this infection. Yet questions remain about the determinants of carriage in this region.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.05.799
Authors: N. Basta, S. Sow, A. Berthe, B. Tamboura, U. Onwuchekwa, F. Cheick Haidara, E. Watkins, J. Bennett, M. Maiden, N. Weiss, M.E. Halloran
Language: English
Subfield: Microbiology
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,900
OpenAlex ID: W2137197812
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