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Genome-Based Characterization of Emergent Invasive Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup Y Isolates in Sweden from 1995 to 2012.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jul 2015
Törös Bianca, Hedberg Sara T, Unemo Magnus, Jacobsson Susanne, Hill Dorothea M C, Olcén Per, Fredlund Hans, Bratcher Holly B, Jolley Keith A, Maiden Martin C J, Mölling Paula
Abstract excerpt
Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup Y has increased in Europe, especially in Scandinavia. In Sweden, serogroup Y is now the dominating serogroup, and in 2012, the serogroup Y disease incidence was 0.46/100,000 population. We previously showed that a strain type belonging to sequence type 23 was responsible for the increased prevalence of this serogroup in Sweden. The...
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