Risk of invasive meningococcal disease among school workers in Cheshire, United Kingdom.
We have demonstrated an increased risk of invasive meningococcal disease among school workers in Cheshire, United Kingdom, compared with other adults in that area (relative risk, 6.0; 95% confidence interval, 2.75--13.07). If this trend is observed elsewhere in the United Kingdom, it may have policy implications for the prevention of such disease in this group of individuals.
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Cheshire and Wirral Communicable Disease Unit, Chester, United Kingdom.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012574:Schools; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology