Global Meningococcal Initiative: guidelines for diagnosis and confirmation of invasive meningococcal disease
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REVIEW ARTICLE Global Meningococcal Initiative: guidelines for diagnosis and confirmation of invasive meningococcal disease
J. A. VÁZQUEZ*†, M. K. TAHA†, J. FINDLOW†, S. GUPTA AND R. BORROW National Reference Laboratory for Meningococci, Institute of Health Carlos III, Majadahonda Spain 2 Institut Pasteur, Invasive Bacterial Infections Unit and National Reference Centre for Meningococci, Paris, France Vaccine Evaluation Unit, Public Health England, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK Department of Microbiolog...
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عنوان ژورنال: Epidemiology and Infection
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0950-2688,1469-4409
DOI: 10.1017/s0950268816001308