Weidlich, Luciana

High prevalence of Neisseria meningitidis hypervirulent lineages and emergence of W135:P1.5,2:ST-11 clone in Southern Brazil. [electronic resource] - The Journal of infection Oct 2008 - 324-31 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1532-2742

10.1016/j.jinf.2008.07.014 doi


Bacterial Typing Techniques
Brazil--epidemiology
Child, Preschool
DNA, Bacterial--genetics
Humans
Infant
Meningitis, Meningococcal--epidemiology
Meningococcal Infections--epidemiology
Molecular Epidemiology
Neisseria meningitidis--classification
Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup B--classification
Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup C--classification
Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup W-135--classification
Population Surveillance
Porins--genetics
Prevalence
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Serotyping