REVIEW ARTICLE Global Meningococcal Initiative: guidelines for diagnosis and confirmation of invasive meningococcal disease
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J. A. VÁZQUEZ*†, M. K. TAHA†, J. FINDLOW†, S. GUPTA AND R. BORROW National Reference Laboratory for Meningococci, Institute of Health Carlos III, Majadahonda Spain 2 Institut Pasteur, Invasive Bacterial Infections Unit and National Reference Centre for Meningococci, Paris, France Vaccine Evaluation Unit, Public Health England, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK Department of Microbiology,National Centre for Disease Control, New Delhi, India
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