| Literature DB >> 49706 |
J S Farries, W Dickson, E Greenwood, T R Malhotra, J D Abbott, D M Jones.
Abstract
Between December 1970, and the end of June, 1974, there were 82 cases of meningococcal infection, including 14 deaths, in the metropolitan borough of Bolton. This outbreak, caused by a sulphonamide-sensitive group-B strain, was characterised by a high attack-rate in young children, reaching a peak of 184 per 100,000 per year in the 6-11-month age-group. All the deaths were in children under 3 years of age. Nasopharyngeal carriage of the epidemic strain was found in 34% of close family contacts investigated before receiving sulphonamide prophylaxis.Entities:
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Year: 1975 PMID： 49706 DOI： 10.1016/s0140-6736(75)90016-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN： 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321