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Molecular epidemiology of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B in Brazil.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
de Filippis Ivano, de Lemos Ana Paula S, Hostetler Jessica B, Wollenberg Kurt, Sacchi Claudio T, Dunning Hotopp Julie C, Harrison Lee H, Bash Margaret C, Prevots D Rebecca
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B has been predominant in Brazil, but no broadly effective vaccine is available to prevent endemic meningococcal disease. To understand genetic diversity among serogroup B strains in Brazil, we selected a nationally representative sample of clinical disease isolates from 2004, and a temporally representative sample for the state of São Paulo (1988-2006) for study...
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