Characterization of strains of Neisseria meningitidis recovered from complement-sufficient and complement-deficient patients in the Western Cape Province, South Africa.

doi:10.1128/jcm.32.9.2185-2191.1994

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Characterization of strains of Neisseria meningitidis recovered from complement-sufficient and complement-deficient patients in the Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Sept 1994

Orren A, Caugant D A, Fijen C A, Dankert J, van Schalkwyk E J, Poolman J T, Coetzee G J

Abstract excerpt

Complement deficiency has been associated with increased susceptibility to meningococcal disease. In order to determine whether special meningococcal strains caused disease in complement-deficient (CD) patients, 17 Neisseria meningitidis strains recovered from patients in the Western Cape Province, South Africa, known to be CD were compared with 124 routine isolates obtained from patients living in the same area....

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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Bacterial Proteins
Child
Child, Preschool
Complement System Proteins
Disease Susceptibility
Enzymes
Female
Genetic Variation

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Humans

Immunocompromised Host

Infant

Infant, Newborn

Male

Meningococcal Infections

Middle Aged

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PMID: 7814544
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.32.9.2185-2191.1994
PMCID: PMC263964

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