Article
Diversity of Neisseria meningitidis invasive isolates in Italy in the period 2008-2010.
Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene - 1 Jun 2012
Neri A, Fazio C, Carannante A, Mastrantonio P, Stefanelli P
Abstract excerpt
In the period 2008-2010, 309 Neisseria meningitidis, isolated in Italy within the National Surveillance of the Invasive Meningococcal Diseases, have been tested for their phenotypic and genotypic characteristics. The main results obtained are: (a) an increase of the strains of serogroup B and a decrease of serogroup C; (b) a phenotypic and genotypic variability of the ST-41/44 clonal complex, the most frequently...
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