Genetic diversity of invasive strains of Haemophilus influenzae type b before and after introduction of the conjugate vaccine in Italy

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 317-319

  Cerquetti, Marina ^a   Cardines, Rita ^a   Giufrè, Maria ^a   Sofia, Tonino ^a   D'Ambrosio, Fabio ^a   Mastrantonio, Paola ^a   Ciofi Degli Atti, Marta Luisa ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENOTYPE; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HAEMOPHILUS VACCINES; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; VACCINES, CONJUGATE;

EID: 33746031440     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/505499     Document Type: Article

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