Neisseria meningitidis ST-11 Clonal Complex, Chile 2012
Serogroup W Neisseria meningitidis was the main cause of invasive meningococcal disease in Chile during 2012. The case-fatality rate for this disease was higher than in previous years. Genotyping of meningococci isolated from case-patients identified the hypervirulent lineage W:P1.5,2:ST-11, which c...
Main Authors: | Pamela Araya, Jorge Fernández, Felipe Del Canto, Mabel Seoane, Ana B. Ibarz-Pavón, Gisselle Barra, Paola Pidal, Janepsy Díaz, Juan C. Hormazábal, María T. Valenzuela |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2015-02-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/2/14-0746_article |
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