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Emergence of serogroup C meningococcal disease associated with a high mortality rate in Hefei, China.
BMC infectious diseases - 4 Sept 2012
Xu Xi-Hai, Ye Ying, Hu Li-Fen, Jin Yu-Hui, Jiang Qin-Qin, Li Jia-Bin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C has emerged as a cause of epidemic disease in Hefei. The establishment of serogroup C as the predominant cause of endemic disease has not been described. METHODS: We conducted national laboratory-based surveillance for invasive meningococcal disease during 2000-2010. Isolates were characterized by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and multilocus sequence typing....
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