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W135 Invasive Meningococcal Strains Spreading in South America: Significant Increase in Incidence Rate in Argentina
- Source :
- Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 47:1979-1980
- Publication Year :
- 2009
- Publisher :
- American Society for Microbiology, 2009.
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Abstract
- In Argentina, the incidence rate of meningococcal disease is 0.6 cases per 105 inhabitants, representing around 250 cases declared every year. The number of meningococcal strains received annually at the Reference Laboratory for Meningococci of the National Institute for Infectious Diseases (INEI
- Subjects :
- Microbiology (medical)
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
Molecular epidemiology
business.industry
Incidence
Neisseria meningitidis
Incidence (epidemiology)
Argentina
Infant
Meningitis, Meningococcal
Reference laboratory
medicine.disease_cause
Meningococcal disease
medicine.disease
Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup W-135
stomatognathic system
Child, Preschool
Humans
Medicine
Child
Letters to the Editor
business
Meningitis
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1098660X and 00951137
- Volume :
- 47
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5b68923d73f870384afff5d6a92edef7
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.02390-08