Pharyngeal carriage rate of Neisseria meningitidis before and after theHajj pilgrimage, in Zahedan (southeastern Iran), 2012
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Pharyngeal carriage rate of Neisseria meningitidis before and after the Hajj pilgrimage, in Zahedan (southeastern Iran), 2012.
BACKGROUND/AIM The annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, which attracts more than 3 million Muslim pilgrims from around the world, has played a role in the global spread of meningococcal infection. We aimed to compare pharyngeal carriage of Neisseria meningitidis in Hajj pilgrims before departure and after returning to Iran, Zahedan. MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospective and cross-sectional study...
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عنوان ژورنال: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1300-0144,1303-6165
DOI: 10.3906/sag-1405-7