Meningococcal Carriage among Adolescents after Mass Meningococcal C Conjugate Vaccination Campaigns in Salvador, Brazil.

Meningococcal Carriage among Adolescents after Mass Meningococcal C Conjugate Vaccination Campaigns in Salvador, Brazil.

Neisseria meningitidis is a commensal bacterium of the human nasopharynx. In rare cases, it penetrates the mucosa, entering the blood stream and causing various forms of disease. Meningococcal conjugate vaccines can prevent invasive disease not only by direct effect in vaccinated individuals but als...

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Main Authors: Amélia Maria Pithon Borges Nunes, Guilherme Sousa Ribeiro, Ítalo Eustáquio Ferreira, Ana Rafaela Silva Simões Moura, Ridalva Dias Martins Felzemburgh, Ana Paula Silva de Lemos, Mitermayer Galvão Reis, José Cassio de Moraes, Leila Carvalho Campos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5115742?pdf=render

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