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Evolution of Sequence Type 4821 Clonal Complex Hyperinvasive and Quinolone-Resistant Meningococci
1 Apr 2021
Abstract excerpt
N eisseria meningitidis, a leading cause of bacterial meningitis and septicemia globally, causes 1.2 million invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) cases annually and a case-fatality rate of 11% (1). Meningococci are classifi ed into 12 serogroups based on capsular polysaccharides (1); genetic relationships among isolates are defi ned by clonal complexes (CCs) identifi ed by multilocus sequence typing (MLST), which...
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