Characterization of invasive serogroup Y meningococci in Italy: Prevalence of ST-23 complex/Cluster A3

New Microbiologica

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 467-472

  Fazio, Cecilia ^a   Neri, Arianna ^a   Starnino, Stefania ^a   Sofia, Tonino ^a   Mastrantonio, Paola ^a   Stefanelli, Paola ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Neisseria meningitidis; Serogroup Y; ST 23

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; HUMAN; ITALY; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SEROTYPING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; ITALY; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS, SEROGROUP Y; PENICILLIN G; PREVALENCE; SEROTYPING;

NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 57349138313     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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