Volume 9, Number 10—October 2003
Dispatch
Saliva and Meningococcal Transmission
Hilary J. Orr*, Steve J. Gray†, Mary Macdonald‡, and James M. Stuart*1
Table
Carriage of Neisseria meningitidis by sitea
| Site of swab | One site positive | Two sites positive | Three sites positive | Total positive | Overall carriage % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasopharynx |
39 |
44 |
0 |
83 |
32.2 |
| Tonsils |
6 |
44 |
0 |
50 |
19.4 |
| Saliva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 |
a(n=258).
1H.O. was responsible for recruiting students, obtaining specimens, swabs, and drafting the paper with J.S.; S.G. and M.M. were responsible for microbiologic processing and analysis; and J.S. designed the study and drafted the paper with H.O. All authors contributed to the final draft.
