Abstract
Meningococcal carriage study, performed after N. meningitidis outbreak in Zielonka included 130 persons (111 children). No N. meningitidis strain was isolated. Phenotype and genotype analysis of 6 meningococcal isolates obtained from blood and CSF, showed their heterogeneity with exception of 2 isolates from Zielonka's cases of meningococcal sepsis which were identical.
Publication types
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English Abstract
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Female
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Hospitalization
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Humans
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Male
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Meningitis, Bacterial / diagnosis
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Meningitis, Bacterial / drug therapy
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Meningitis, Bacterial / epidemiology*
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Neisseriaceae Infections / diagnosis
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Neisseriaceae Infections / drug therapy
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Neisseriaceae Infections / epidemiology*
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Poland / epidemiology