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Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B isolates from Cartagena, Colombia, 2012-2014.
Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud - 1 Jan 2000
Moreno Jaime, Sanabria Olga, Saavedra Sandra Yamile, Rodríguez Karina, Duarte Carolina
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Neisseria meningitidis is one of the leading causes of bacterial meningitis. In 2013, an increase in invasive disease caused by N. meningitidis serogroup B occurred in Cartagena, Colombia. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to characterize serogroup B isolates recovered from patients with meningococcal meningitis in Cartagena during 2012 and 2014. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-five isolates were...
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