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Editorial
. 2021 Apr 24;9(5):917.
doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9050917.

Editorial for the Special Issue: Bacterial Meningitis-Epidemiology and Vaccination

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Editorial for the Special Issue: Bacterial Meningitis-Epidemiology and Vaccination

James M Stuart. Microorganisms. .

Abstract

Bacterial meningitis has serious health, economic, and social consequences with a high risk of death and lifelong disability [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The author was employed as a consultant by WHO to help develop the meningitis roadmap.

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