Risk factors for carriage of Neisseria meningitidis during an outbreak in Wales

Fitzpatrick, Patricia E., Salmon, Roland L., Hunter, Paul R., Roberts, Richard J. and Palmer, Stephen R. (2000) Risk factors for carriage of Neisseria meningitidis during an outbreak in Wales. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 6 (1). pp. 65-69. ISSN 1080-6040

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Abstract

In a school outbreak of meningococcal disease in Wales, we compared risk factors for the carriage of Neisseria meningitidis B15 P1.16 with carriage of any meningococci. Students had throat swabs and completed a questionnaire. Sixty (7.9%) carried meningococci; risk for carriage was higher in those >14 years of age.

Item Type: Article
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023)
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Epidemiology and Public Health
Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Water Security Research Centre
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Population Health
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Date Deposited: 28 Feb 2022 13:30
Last Modified: 06 Feb 2025 10:26
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/83759
DOI: 10.3201/eid0601.000112

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