DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.45529-0. Neisseria meningitidis: an overview of the carriage state

Neisseria meningitidis: an overview of the carriage state

10.1099/jmm.0.45529-0

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Yazdankhah, S. P., & Caugant, D. A. (2004). Neisseria meningitidis: an overview of the carriage state. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 53(9), 821â832.

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Siamak P. Yazdankhah (first)
Dominique A. Caugant (additional)

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@article{Yazdankhah_2004, title={Neisseria meningitidis: an overview of the carriage state}, volume={53}, ISSN={1473-5644}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.45529-0}, DOI={10.1099/jmm.0.45529-0}, number={9}, journal={Journal of Medical Microbiology}, publisher={Microbiology Society}, author={Yazdankhah, Siamak P. and Caugant, Dominique A.}, year={2004}, month=sep, pages={821–832} }

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