Persistence, replacement, and rapid clonal expansion of meningococcal carriage isolates in a 2008 university student cohort
(2011)
Journal Article
Bidmos, F. A., Neal, K. R., Oldfield, N. J., Turner, D. P., Ala'Aldeen, D. A., & Bayliss, C. D. (2011). Persistence, replacement, and rapid clonal expansion of meningococcal carriage isolates in a 2008 university student cohort. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 49(2), 506-512. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01322-10
A study of meningococcal carriage dynamics was performed with a cohort of 190 first-year students recruited from six residential halls at Nottingham University, United Kingdom. Pharyngeal swabs were obtained on four occasions between November 2008 an... Read More about Persistence, replacement, and rapid clonal expansion of meningococcal carriage isolates in a 2008 university student cohort.