Orogenital transmission of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C confirmed by genotyping techniques

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-53

  Urra, E ^a   Alkorta, M ^a   Sota, M ^b   Alcala B ^c   Martinez I ^a   Barron J ^a   Cisterna, R ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CRUCES   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE BASURTO   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUALITY; URETHRITIS; UTERINE ENDOCERVIX;

ADULT; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CARRIER STATE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROTYPING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; URETHRITIS;

EID: 13144266725     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-004-1257-7     Document Type: Article

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