Carriage of Neisseria meningitidis and other Neisseria species among children and young adults in Paraguay.

Conclusion. Prevalence of N. meningitidis carriage was low compared to that reported from other settings, however, the overall carriage of Neisseria spp. (including N. meningitidis) was comparable to meningococcal carriage prevalence reported in the literature. This study is the first of its kind conducted in Paraguay, and one of the few known in the Southern Cone of Latin America.
PMID: 31674897 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - October 31, 2019 Category: Microbiology Authors: Chamorro G, Ibarz-Pavon AB, Kawabata A, León ME, Orrego V, Nagai M, Gabastou JM Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research