Acquisition of W135 meningococcal carriage in Hajj pilgrims and transmission to household contacts: prospective study.
Wilder-Smith
Annelies
A
Travellers' Health and Vaccination Centre, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433. epvws@pacific.net.sg
Barkham
Timothy M S
TM
Earnest
Arul
A
Paton
Nicholas I
NI
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002353:Carrier State; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field / Q000379:methods; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007514:Islam; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000382:microbiology; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014195:Travel