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Culture-Confirmed Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Canada, 2010 to 2014: Characterization of Serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis Strains and Their Predicted Coverage by the 4CMenB Vaccine.
mSphere - 4 Mar 2020
Tsang Raymond S W, Law Dennis K S, De Paola Rosita, Giuliani Maria, Stella Maria, Zhou Jianwei, Deng Saul, Boccadifuoco Giuseppe, Giuliani Marzia Monica, Serino Laura
Abstract excerpt
The molecular epidemiology of culture-confirmed invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in Canada from 2010 to 2014 was studied with an emphasis on serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis (MenB) isolates, including their predicted coverage by the 4CMenB vaccine. The mean annual incidence rates of culture confirmed IMD varied from 0.19/100,000 in Ontario to 0.50/100,000 in New Brunswick and 0.59/100,000 in Quebec. In both...
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