Fatal Neisseria meningitidis serogroup X sepsis in immunocompromised patients in Spain. Virulence of clinical isolates.

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BACKGROUND: Neisseria meningitidis X (NmX) is a minority meningococcus serogroup for which no vaccine is available. Huge meningococcus X outbreaks occurred in West Africa but developed countries have reported only sporadic cases. Two invasive fatal cases are presented. METHODS: Isolates were characterized by serogrouping (latex agglutination and genogroup X-specific polymerase-chain-reaction), PorA and FetA...

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