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. 1989 Mar 4;298(6673):569-70.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.298.6673.569.

Does eradication of meningococcal carriage in household contacts prevent secondary cases of meningococcal disease?

J M Stuart¹, K A Cartwright, P M Robinson, N D Noah

Affiliations

PMID: 2495116
PMCID: PMC1835933
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.298.6673.569

Does eradication of meningococcal carriage in household contacts prevent secondary cases of meningococcal disease?

J M Stuart et al. BMJ. 1989.

. 1989 Mar 4;298(6673):569-70.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.298.6673.569.

Authors

J M Stuart¹, K A Cartwright, P M Robinson, N D Noah

Affiliation

¹ Gloucester Health Authority.

PMID: 2495116
PMCID: PMC1835933
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.298.6673.569

No abstract available

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