Clones of serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis causing systemic disease in The Netherlands, 1958-1986.

doi:10.1093/infdis/162.4.867

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Clones of serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis causing systemic disease in The Netherlands, 1958-1986.

The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Oct 1990

Caugant D A, Bol P, Høiby E A, Zanen H C, Frøholm L O

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Serogroup B isolates of Neisseria meningitidis recovered from 278 patients with systemic disease in the Netherlands between 1958 and 1986 were analyzed with respect to serotype and multilocus enzyme genotype. Of the isolates, 28% were serotype 2b and 53% were neither serotypeable nor serosubtypea...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Alleles
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Genetic Variation
Genotype
Humans
Infant
Male
Meningococcal Infections
Neisseria meningitidis
Netherlands
Serotyping
Sex Factors

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