An expanded age range for meningococcal meningitis: molecular diagnostic evidence from population-based surveillance in Asia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>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 a...

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Main Authors: Kim Soon, Kim Dong, Dong Bai, Kim Jung, Anh Dang, Kilgore Paul E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/310