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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 36, 2004 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Neisseria meningitidis W-135 carriage during the Hajj season 2003

Hanan H. Balkhy From the Department of Infection Prevention and Control, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Department of Paediatrics, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Ziad A. Memish From the Department of Infection Prevention and Control, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Department of Internal Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Maha A. Almuneef From the Department of Infection Prevention and Control, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Department of Paediatrics, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Abimbola O. Osoba Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Khalid National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Pages 264-268 | Received 27 Nov 2003, Accepted 23 Feb 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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