Unexpected High Carriage Rate of Neisseria meningitidis Among Dormitory Residences in Tokyo, Japan
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2328-8957
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofv133.875