Meningococcal and pneumococcal carriage in Hajj pilgrims: findings of a randomized controlled trial

Badandah, AM; Bakarman, MA; Khatami, A; Tashani, M; Barasheed, O; Alfelali, M; Azeem, MI; Bokhary, H; Soltan, O; Lahra, MM; Jeoffreys, N; Kok, J; Dwyer, DE; Booy, R; Rashid, H

Badandah, AM (corresponding author), King Abdulaziz Univ, Fac Med Rabigh, Dept Family & Community Med, Jeddah 22252, Saudi Arabia.; Badandah, AM (corresponding author), Childrens Hosp Westmead, Natl Ctr Immunisat Res & Surveillance NCIRS, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia.; Badandah, AM (corresponding author), Univ Sydney, Childrens Hosp Westmead, Fac Med & Hlth, Discipline Child & Adolescent Hlth,Clin Sch, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia.

JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE, 2020; 27 (4):

Abstract

Background: Intense congestion during the Hajj pilgrimage amplifies the risk of meningococcal carriage and disease, and there have been many meningoco......

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