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Genetic and antigenic characteristics of Neisseria meningitidis strains isolated in the Czech Republic in 1997-1998.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Jun 2000
Kriz P, Musilek M, Skoczynska A, Hryniewicz W
Abstract excerpt
Strains of Neisseria meningitidis isolated from patients and asymptomatic individuals who had been in contact with patients were investigated using four typing methods with the aim of identifying any heterogeneity and/or homogeneity among the strains. In 1993, a dramatic change in the incidence and severity of invasive meningococcal disease in the Czech Republic occurred as a consequence of the appearance of a...
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