Development of the epidemiological situation in invasive meningococcal disease in the Czech Republic caused by emerging Neisseria meningitidis clone ET-15/37

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 214-218

  Krizova P ^a   Musilek M ^a   Kalmusova J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Meningococcal clone B:ET 15 37; Meningococcal clone C:ET 15 37; Meningococcal invasive disease; Neisseria meningitidis B:2a:P1.2(P1.5); Neisseria meningitidis C:2a:P1.2(P1.5)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CHILD; CLONE; CZECH REPUBLIC; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; MENINGITIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CZECH REPUBLIC; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEROTYPING;

EID: 2642682401     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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