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Antigen sequence typing of outer membrane protein (fetA) gene of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A from Delhi & adjoining areas.
The Indian journal of medical research - 1 Dec 2014
Dwivedi S, Das B K, Kapil A, Sood S, Chaudhry R, Gupta S, Deb M, Nair D, Aneja S
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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Meningitis caused by Neisseria meningitidis is a fatal disease. Meningococcal meningitis is an endemic disease in Delhi and irregular pattern of outbreaks has been reported in India. All these outbreaks were associated with serogroup A. Detailed molecular characterization of N. meningitidis is required for the management of this fatal disease. In this study, we characterized antigenic...
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