Meningococcal Carriage: Epidemiology, Causative Agent, Inducing of Immune Protection

A review of the actual problems concerning the meningococcal carriage is presented. The review includes: the epidemiological features of meningococcal carriage, the phenotyping and genotyping characteristics of the carriage strains, the modern models of the carriage, the general and local (mucosal)...

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Main Authors: N. N. Kostyukova, V. A. Bekhalo
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Numikom LLC 2017-10-01
Series:Эпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика
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Online Access:https://www.epidemvac.ru/jour/article/view/327
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Summary:A review of the actual problems concerning the meningococcal carriage is presented. The review includes: the epidemiological features of meningococcal carriage, the phenotyping and genotyping characteristics of the carriage strains, the modern models of the carriage, the general and local (mucosal) immune protection induced by the carriage. The significance of genetic and virulence heterogenicity of carriage meningococcal population is underlined.
ISSN:2073-3046
2619-0494