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Clonal analysis of the serogroup B meningococci causing New Zealand's epidemic.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Apr 2006
Dyet K H, Martin D R
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An epidemic of meningococcal disease caused by serogroup B meningococci expressing the P1.7-2,4 PorA protein began in New Zealand in 1991. The PorA type has remained stable. Different porB have been found in association with the P1.7-2,4 PorA, although type 4 has been most common. The clonal origins of B:P1.7-2,4 meningococci isolated from cases during 1990 to the end of 2003 were analysed. In 1990, the year...
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