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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Alcalá, Belén ; Arreaza, Luisa ; Salcedo, Celia ; Uría, María J. ; De La Fuente, Laura ; ... More +
Alcalá, Belén ; Arreaza, Luisa ; Salcedo, Celia ; Uría, María J. ; De La Fuente, Laura ; Vázquez, Julio A. Less -
Description:
A mass immunization campaign for 18-month to 19-year-olds was undertaken in Spain in 1996-1997 because of an epidemic of serogroup C meningococcal disease associated with a C:2b:P1.2,5 strain belonging to the A4 lineage. Surveillance for the "capsule-switching" phenomenon producing B:2b:P1.2,5 isolates was undertaken. Of 2,975 meningococci characterized, B:2b:P1.2,5 and B:2b:P1.2 antigenic combinations were found in 18 isolates; 15 meningococci were defined as serogroup B belonging to the A4 lineage.
Subject:
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Adolescent
Adult
Bacterial Capsules
Child
Child, Preschool
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Humans
Infant
Mass Vaccination
Meningitis, Meningococcal
Polysaccharides, Bacterial

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 8(12):1512-1514.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Spain
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:2183461e107e7add77f62b115414e6f19f0a6dc91005dd2f6293bb3fd3879222
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