Open AccessRisk of Invasive Meningococcal Disease among School Workers in Cheshire, United Kingdom
Author(s) -
Sarah Woodhouse,
Paul R. Hunter
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/320749
Subject(s) - medicine , meningococcal disease , neisseria meningitidis , genetics , biology , bacteria
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.
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