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Mannose-Binding Lectin Gene, MBL2, Polymorphisms Do Not Increase Susceptibility to Invasive Meningococcal Disease in a Population of Danish Children

Background. Neisseria meningitidis is the cause of meningococcal bacteremia and meningitis, and nasopharyngeal colonization with this pathogen is common. The incidence of invasive disease is highest in infants, whereas adolescents more often are carriers. Altered regulation or dysfunction of the inn...

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Autores principales: Lundbo, Lene F., Sørensen, Henrik T., Clausen, Louise N., Hollegaard, Mads V., Hougaard, David M., Konradsen, Helle B., Harboe, Zitta Barrella, Nørgaard, Mette, Benfield, Thomas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4602025/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26464842
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofv127