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PloS one. 2012-01-01; 7.3: e33016.

Molecular epidemiology of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B in Brazil

de Filippis I, de Lemos AP, Hostetler JB, Wollenberg K, Sacchi CT, Dunning Hotopp JC, Harrison LH, Bash MC, Prevots DR

PMID: 22431994

Abstract

Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B has been predominant in Brazil, but no broadly effective vaccine is available to prevent endemic meningococcal disease. To understand genetic diversity among serogroup B strains in Brazil, we selected a nationally representative sample of clinical disease isolates from 2004, and a temporally representative sample for the state of São Paulo (1988-2006) for study (n = 372).

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