Rapid serogroup identification of Neisseria meningitidis by using antiserum agar: Prevalence of serotypes in a disease-free military population.

Nasopharyngeal cultures from 414 Marines were plated directly onto antiserum agar containing the antibiotics vancomycin, colistin, and nystatin for meningococcal isolation and serogroup identification. Meningococci were isolated from 267 Marines, giving a carrier prevalence of 64.5%. A total of 58%...

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Main Authors: Craven, D E, Frasch, C E, Mocca, L F, Rose, F B, Gonzalez, R
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1979
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC273157/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/114532
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