Long-term persistence of a discotheque-associated invasive Neisseria meningitidis group C strain as proven by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and porA gene sequencing

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1638-1640

  Riesbeck, Kristian ^a   Orvelid Mölling, Paula ^b   Fredlund, Hans ^b   Olcén, Per ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO MEDICAL CENTRE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHILD; CHRONOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS SEROGROUP C;

EID: 0342264683     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.4.1638-1640.2000     Document Type: Article

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