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Diversity in pathogenicity can cause outbreaks of meningococcal disease

Neisseria meningitidis, the meningococcus, is a major cause of bacterial meningitis and septicemia worldwide. Infection in most cases leads to asymptomatic carriage and only rarely to disease. Meningococcal disease often occurs in outbreaks, which are both sporadic and highly unpredictable. The occu...

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Main Authors: Stollenwerk, Nico, Maiden, Martin C. J., Jansen, Vincent A. A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2004
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC454192/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15218099
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0400695101
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