New Zealand epidemic of meningococcal disease identified by a strain with phenotype B:4:P1.4

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 497-500

  Martin, Diana R ^a   Walker, Susan J ^b   Baker, Michael G ^b   Lennon, Diana R ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NEW ZEALAND; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SEROTYPE;

EID: 0031906952     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517385     Document Type: Article

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