Article
Genetic characterization of Neisseria meningitidis isolates recovered from patients with invasive meningococcal disease in Lithuania.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2024
Slavinska Anželika, Kowalczyk Magdalena, Kirkliauskienė Agnė, Vizuje Greta, Siedlecki Paweł, Bikulčienė Joana, Tamošiūnienė Kristina, Petrutienė Aurelija, Kuisiene Nomeda
Abstract excerpt
Introduction: Neisseria meningitidis is a gram-negative bacterium responsible for life-threatening invasive infections known as invasive meningococcal disease and is associated with high fatality rates and serious lifelong disabilities among survivors. Methods: This study aimed to characterize N. meningitidis isolates cultured from blood and cerebrospinal fluid collected between 2009 and 2021 in Lithuania, assess...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
