Meningococcal Disease in a Large Urban Population (Barcelona, 1987-1992)
Author(s) -
Nicolau Barquet,
Peré Domingo,
Joan A. Caylà,
Julià González,
Rodrigo Corrêa-Oliveira,
P Fernández-Viladrich,
F.A. Moraga Llop,
Francesc Marco,
Julio Vázquez,
Juan Antonio Sáez-Nieto,
J. Casal,
Jaume Canela,
Màrius Foz
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.159.19.2329
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , epidemiology , confidence interval , population , case fatality rate , public health , meningococcal disease , odds ratio , demography , logistic regression , pediatrics , neisseria meningitidis , environmental health , physics , nursing , sociology , biology , bacteria , optics , genetics
Studies on meningococcal disease in large urban communities have rarely been performed and are usually based on passive epidemiologic surveillance. Active surveillance may provide new insights.
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