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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...
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 |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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