Sporadic meningococcal disease in adults: results of a 5-year population-based study

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1995
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Abstract
In this 5-year population-based study, one third of all cases of sporadic meningococcal disease occurred in adults. Over half of the adults presented without rash or meningitis. Pneumonia, sinusitis, and tracheobronchitis are important sources of bacteremic meningococcal disease, especially in immun …
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Authors Stephens DS;Hajjeh RA;Baughman WS;Harvey RC;Wenger JD;Farley MM;;
Journal annals of internal medicine
Year 1995
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National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI NLM MEDLINE humans pubmed abstract nih national institutes of health national library of medicine adult adolescent Prospective Studies risk factors Incidence Retrospective Studies immunocompromised host pmid:7486489 doi:10.7326/0003-4819-123-12-199512150-00007 d s stephens r a hajjeh m m farley bacteremia / epidemiology bacteremia / immunology georgia / epidemiology meningococcal infections / epidemiology* meningococcal infections / immunology neisseria meningitidis*

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