Changes in Meningococcal Strains in the Era of a Serogroup C Vaccination Campaign: Trends and Evolution in Belgium during the Period 1997-2012.

Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is a major cause of bacterial meningitides and septicaemia. This study shows the results of the laboratory-based surveillance of IMD in Belgium over the period 1997-2012.The results are based on microbiological and molecular laboratory surveillance of 2997 clinic...

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Main Authors: Wesley Mattheus, Germaine Hanquet, Jean-Marc Collard, Raymond Vanhoof, Sophie Bertrand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4591272?pdf=render