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author = {Trotter, C and Ramsay, M and Harrison, L},
booktitle = {Handbook of Meningococcal Disease Management},
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title = {Introduction and epidemiology of meningococcal disease},
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year = {2016}
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TY - CHAP
AB - Neisseria meningitidis, the meningococcus, is a Gram-negative diplococcal bacterium that is only found naturally in humans. The meningococcus is part of the normal microbiota of the human nasopharynx and is commonly carried in healthy individuals (Chapter 2). In rare cases systemic invasion occurs, which can lead to meningitis and/or septicemia. Other clinical manifestations of meningococcal infection include pneumonia, urethritis, conjunctivitis, septic arthritis, and pericarditis.
AU - Trotter,C
AU - Ramsay,M
AU - Harrison,L
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SP - 1
TI - Introduction and epidemiology of meningococcal disease
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ER -
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