Recognition of the epidemiological significance of Neisseria meningitidis capsular serogroup W135 in the Rio de Janeiro region, Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 773-775

  Barroso, David E ^a   Rebelo, Maria C ^b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b Instituto Estadual de Infectologia Sao Sebastiao   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Meningococcal disease; Neisseria meningitidis; Serogroup W135

Indexed keywords

NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 36248957460     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762007000600019     Document Type: Article

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