Emergence of a new clone of serogroup C Neisseria meningitidis in São Paulo, Brazil.

doi:10.1128/jcm.30.5.1282-1286.1992

Article

Emergence of a new clone of serogroup C Neisseria meningitidis in São Paulo, Brazil.

Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 May 1992

Sacchi C T, Zanella R C, Caugant D A, Frasch C E, Hidalgo N T, Milagres L G, Pessoa L L, Ramos S R, Camargo M C, Melles C E

Abstract excerpt

Serogroup C isolates of Neisseria meningitidis recovered from 121 patients with meningitis or septicemia in Greater São Paulo, Brazil, between 1976 and 1990 were analyzed with respect to serotype and multilocus enzyme genotype. The distribution of serotypes has changed since 1989 when serotype 2b...

Topics

Brazil
Genotype
Humans
Neisseria meningitidis
Serotyping

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