Epidemiology of meningococcal disease in the Panamanian pediatric population, 1998-2008

Introduction: Worldwide public health authorities report 500,000 cases of invasive meningococcal disease with 50,000 deaths per year and 10-15% of sequelae in people affected. This study describes the epidemiology, microbiology, and clinical presentation of this disease in the Panamanian pediatric...

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Main Authors: Javier Nieto-Guevara, Kathia Luciani, Abian Montesdeoca-Melían, Mercedes Mateos-Durán
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2010-11-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
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Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/1518
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