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W135 Invasive Meningococcal Strains Spreading in South America: Significant Increase in Incidence Rate in Argentina

Authors :
Raquel Abad
Cecilia Sorhouet
Adriana M. Efron
Celia Salcedo
Julio A. Vázquez
Mabel Regueira
Source :
Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 47:1979-1980
Publication Year :
2009
Publisher :
American Society for Microbiology, 2009.

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

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