Increase of Neisseria meningitidis W:cc11 invasive disease in Chile has no correlation with carriage in adolescents.
Neisseria meningitidis is a human exclusive pathogen that can lead to invasive meningococcal disease or may be carried in the upper respiratory tract without symptoms.The relationship between carriage and disease remains poorly understood STAINLESS STEEL STRAW BLACK BENT but it is widely accepted that decreasing carriage by immunization should lead