Nasopharyngeal Meningococcal Carriage among Children and Adolescents in Turkey in 2018: An Unexpected High Serogroup X Carriage

• Main Authors: Mahmut Can Kizil (Author), Omer Kilic (Author), Mehmet Ceyhan (Author), Merve Iseri Nepesov (Author), Adem Karbuz (Author), Zafer Kurugol (Author), Mustafa Hacimustafaoglu (Author), Solmaz Celebi (Author), Meltem Dinleyici (Author), Kursat Bora Carman (Author), Cihangul Bayhan (Author), Yasemin Balliel (Author), Murat Sutcu (Author), Necdet Kuyucu (Author), Meda Kondolot (Author), Soner Sertan Kara (Author), Sevliya Ocal Demir (Author), Ummuhan Cay (Author), Zeynep Gokce Gayretli Aydin (Author), Mucahit Kaya (Author), Ener Cagri Dinleyici (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Meningococcal carriage studies and transmission modeling can predict IMD epidemiology and used to define invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) control strategies. In this multicenter study, we aimed to evaluate the prevalence of nasopharyngeal <i>Neisseria meningitidis</i> (<i>Nm)&l...