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Phenotypic and molecular characterization of serogroup C Neisseria meningitidis associated with an outbreak in Bahia, Brazil.
Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica - 1 Feb 2012
Gorla Maria Cecília O, de Lemos Ana Paula S, Quaresma Márcia, Vilasboas Rita, Marques Orgali, de Sá Márcia U, Ogassavara Cinthya T, Brandileone Maria Cristina de C, Harrison Lee H, Dias Juarez
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OBJECTIVE: To characterize meningococcal strains isolated from five cases of meningococcal disease (MD) associated with an outbreak in Trancoso - BA, occurred in October 2009. All cases, with the exception of a 39-year-old male, attended a dance party with approximately 1000 youngsters in a rural site. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The epidemiological investigation was conducted by the Epidemiological Surveillance...
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