Article
Evolutionary epidemiology of Neisseria meningitidis strains in Belarus compared to other European countries.
Acta microbiologica et immunologica Hungarica - 1 Dec 2013
Titov Leonid P, Siniuk Kanstantsin V, Wollenberg Kurt K, Unemo Magnus, Hedberg Sara Thulin, Glazkova Slavyana E, Lebedzeu Fiodar A, Nosava Alena S, Yanovich Volcha O, Xirasagar Sadhia, Hurt Darrell, Huyen Yentram
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INTRODUCTION: Meningococcal infections are major causes of death in children globally. In Belarus, the incidence of cases and fatality rate of meningococcal infections are low and comparable to the levels in other European countries. AIM: In the present study, the molecular and epidemiological traits of Neisseria meningitidis strains circulating in Belarus were characterized and compared to isolates from other...
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