Assessment of a two-step nucleic acid amplification assay for detection of Neisseria meningitidis followed by capsular genogrouping

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 809-813

  Rebelo, Maria C ^b   Boente, Renata F ^a   Matos, Juliana De A ^c   Hofer, Cristina B ^c   Barroso, David E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b Instituto Estadual de Infectologia Sao Sebastiao   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genogroup; Meningococcal disease; Neisseria meningitidis; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 33751263927     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000700017     Document Type: Article

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