TY - GEN AU - Kristiansen,B E AU - Tveten,Y AU - Jenkins,A TI - Which contacts of patients with meningococcal disease carry the pathogenic strain of Neisseria meningitidis? A population based study SN - 0959-8138 PY - 1998///0925 KW - Adolescent KW - Adult KW - Aged KW - Antibiotics, Antitubercular KW - therapeutic use KW - Carrier State KW - epidemiology KW - Child KW - Child, Preschool KW - Contact Tracing KW - Humans KW - Infant KW - Infant, Newborn KW - Meningococcal Infections KW - Middle Aged KW - Neisseria meningitidis KW - isolation & purification KW - Norway KW - Pharynx KW - microbiology KW - Population Surveillance KW - Prevalence KW - Rifampin N1 - Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't UR - https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.317.7159.621 ER -