Complications of meningococcal disease in college students.
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چکیده
A retrospective study was conducted to provide a description of the risk, complications, fatality, and sequelae associated with invasive meningococcal disease in college students admitted in the Allegheny county (Pennsylvania) hospital system from January 1990 to May 1999.
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Risk of meningococcal infection in college students.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
دوره 33 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001