Neisseria meningitidis carriage in indigenous peoples of Amazonas State, Brazil

We report the results of an investigation of Neisseria meningitidis carriage in indigenous communities with different contact patterns with non-indigenous in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. A feature of the nature of this bacterium is its transmission from person to person, which normally results in asymptomatic pharyngeal carriage, and progression to disease is an exception.
Source: Journal of Infection - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research