Typing and susceptibility to penicillin of Neisseria meningitidis isolated from patients in Cuba (1993-1999)
The susceptibility to penicillin of 111 Neisseria meningitidis strains was assessed by the agar-dilution procedure and serosubtypes were determined by a whole-cell enzyme-linked immunoassay using monoclonal antibodies reagents. Thirty-five isolates showed reduced sensitivity to penicillin (MIC >...
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| Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2001-05-01
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| Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762001000400014 |