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Molecular characterization of serogroup C Neisseria meningitidis isolated in China.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Sept 2007
Zhang Xiaobing, Shao Zhujun, Yang E, Xu Li, Xu Xingye, Li Machao, Ren Jun, Zhu Yafang, Yang Fan, Liang Xiaofeng, Mayer Leonard W, Xu Jianguo, Jin Qi
Abstract excerpt
An increase in the number of serogroup C meningococcal disease cases occurred in China from September 2003 to January 2006 as a result of several successive outbreaks. In addition, the proportion of serogroup C Neisseria meningitidis isolates from sporadic cases and carriers has also increased. In this study, 113 serogroup C meningococcal isolates were characterized by multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and PorA...
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