Neisseria meningitidis C:2b:P1.2,5 with Intermediate Resistance to Penicillin, Portugal

For 1 year, serogroup, serotype, serosubtype, and penicillin susceptibility of meningococci circulating in various regions in Portugal were evaluated. Most frequent phenotypes were B:4:P1.15 (13.4%) and C:2b:P1.2,5 (75.9%), which are also common in Spain. Overall, 27.5% of C:2b:P1.2,5 strains showed...

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Main Authors: Manuela Caniça, Ricardo Dias, Eugénia Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/3/03-0357_article