Emergence of endemic serogroup W135 meningococcal disease associated with a high mortality rate in South Africa

scientific article published in February 2008

Emergence of endemic serogroup W135 meningococcal disease associated with a high mortality rate in South Africa is …
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P356DOI10.1086/525260
P698PubMed publication ID18181736
P5875ResearchGate publication ID5668157

P50authorLinda de GouveiaQ42246845
Cheryl CohenQ55762440
Mignon du PlessisQ57873103
Anne von GottbergQ60557680
Group for Enteric, Respiratory and Meningeal Disease Surveillance in South AfricaQ60558595
Keith P. KlugmanQ79427702
Stephanie J SchragQ106918966
Garry B CoulsonQ114432711
P2093author name stringElizabeth Prentice
Gillian de Jong
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P433issue3
P407language of work or nameEnglishQ1860
P921main subjectSouth AfricaQ258
meningococcal diseaseQ890785
P304page(s)377-386
P577publication date2008-02-01
P1433published inClinical Infectious DiseasesQ5133764
P1476titleEmergence of endemic serogroup W135 meningococcal disease associated with a high mortality rate in South Africa
P478volume46

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