title: Risk of invasive meningococcal disease among school workers in Cheshire, United Kingdom.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Cheshire and Wirral Communicable Disease Unit, Chester, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Woodhouse
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Hunter
mesh_terms: 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