COMPARISON OF METHODS TO IDENTIFY Neisseria meningitidis IN ASYMPTOMATIC CARRIERS
SUMMARY Neisseria meningitidis is a cause of several life-threatening diseases and can be a normal commensal in the upper respiratory tract of healthy carriers. The carrier rate is not well established especially because there is no standard method for the isolation of N. meningitidis. Therefore, th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
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| Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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