Clonal distribution of invasive Neisseria meningitidis isolates from the Norwegian county of Telemark, 1987 to 1995

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2623-2628

  Aakre, Randi Kersten ^a,b   Jenkins, Andrew ^a   Kristiansen, Bjørn Erik ^a   Frøholm, L Oddvar ^c  

^a A/S Telelab   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0031822310     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.9.2623-2628.1998     Document Type: Article

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