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. 1971;45(3):275–278.

Meningococcal infections*

1. Prevalence of serogroups causing disease in US Army personnel in 1964-70

Malcolm S Artenstein, Herman Schneider, Martha D Tingley
PMCID: PMC2427927  PMID: 5004110

Abstract

Examination of large numbers of strains of meningococci associated with systemic disease in US Army personnel over a 7-year period has shown a changing pattern of sero-group prevalence and an increasing proportion of sulfadiazine-resistant organisms. These findings underline the failure of sulfadiazine prophylaxis and the necessity of applying a specific vaccine to this population. Knowledge of this kind from other populations will be required in order to provide appropriate control measures—vaccine or chemoprophylaxis.

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