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Phenotypic characterization of Neisseria meningitidis strains isolated from invasive disease in Brazil from 1990 to 2001.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jun 2006
Lemos Ana Paula S, Brandão Angela P, Gorla Maria Cecília O, Paiva Maria Vaneide, Simonsen Vera, Melles Carmo Elias A
Abstract excerpt
Phenotype characterization of 11 181 invasive Neisseria meningitidis isolates collected in Brazil from 1990 to 2001 was performed. Based on laboratory data, there were 7436 (67 %) serogroup B isolates, 3391 (30 %) C, 236 W135, 51 Y, four 29E, three X, one Z, and 59 of unknown serogroup. Phenotype B : 4,7 : P1.19,15 (54 %) remained the most common during the whole of the 12-year period. Two waves were observed...
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