Three Outbreak-causing Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Clones, Brazil

During 2003–2012, 8 clusters of meningococcal disease were identified in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, all caused by serogroup C Neisseria meningitidis. The isolates were assigned to 3 clonal complexes (cc): cc11, cc32, and cc103. These hyperinvasive disease lineages were associated with endemic dis...

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Autores principales: Barroso, David E., Castiñeiras, Terezinha M.P.P., Freitas, Fernanda S., Marsh, Jane W., Krauland, Mary G., Tulenko, Mary M., Fonseca, Érica L., Vicente, Ana C.P., Rebelo, Maria C., Cerqueira, Elaine O., Xavier, Adriano C., Cardozo, Ana P.C.M., da Silva, Simone E.M., Harrison, Lee H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3837672/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24229563
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1911.130610
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Sumario:During 2003–2012, 8 clusters of meningococcal disease were identified in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, all caused by serogroup C Neisseria meningitidis. The isolates were assigned to 3 clonal complexes (cc): cc11, cc32, and cc103. These hyperinvasive disease lineages were associated with endemic disease, outbreaks, and high case-fatality rates.

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