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. 2005 Mar 15;40(6):899-902.
doi: 10.1086/428351. Epub 2005 Feb 18.

Epidemiology of nasopharyngeal carriage of Neisseria meningitidis in healthy Dutch children

D Bogaert  1 , P W M Hermans, H Boelens, M Sluijter, A Luijendijk, H C Rumke, S Koppen, A van Belkum, R de Groot, H A Verbrugh
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Epidemiology of nasopharyngeal carriage of Neisseria meningitidis in healthy Dutch children

D Bogaert et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

We investigated the prevalence and determinants of nasopharyngeal carriage of Neisseria meningitidis in 3200 healthy children aged 1-19 years. The incidence of meningococcal carriage was, on average, 1.5%. Peak incidences were seen at age 1 year and after age 15 years. The independent determinants of meningococcal carriage included age, regular visits to youth clubs (odds ratio [OR], 2.2) and discotheques (OR, 4.3), and pneumococcal carriage (OR, 4.1).

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