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Details of 48 patients who presented with meningococcal disease in Telemark, Norway from 1 November 1987 to 1 December 1996
| Age (years) | Serogroup
|
No of patients | No of patients with contacts carrying pathogenic strain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | C | Y | W135 | |||
| 0-4 | 16 | 8 | — | — | 24 | 14 |
| 5-12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 5 |
| 13-18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 9 | 5 |
| 19-60 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 |
| >60 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Total | 30 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 27 |
