Uncloaking the meningococcus: dynamics of carriage and disease

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Stephens, DS [1 ]
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[1] Emory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med & Microbiol & Immunol, Atlanta, GA 30303 USA
[2] Vet Affairs Med Ctr, Res Serv, Atlanta, GA 30033 USA
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10.1016/S0140-6736(98)00279-7
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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