Molecular characterization of invasive Neisseria meningitidis isolates collected in Lithuania (2009-2019) and estimation of serogroup B meningococcal vaccine 4CMenB and MenB-Fhbp coverage

Molecular characterization of invasive Neisseria meningitidis isolates collected in Lithuania (2009-2019) and estimation of serogroup B meningococcal vaccine 4CMenB and MenB-Fhbp coverage

Neisseria meningitidis causes invasive meningococcal disease (IMD), which is associated with significant mortality and long-term consequences, especially among young children. The incidence of IMD in Lithuania was among the highest in European Union/European Economic Area countries during the past t...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Emilija Sereikaitė, Rūta Plepytė, Aurelija Petrutienė, Dovilė Stravinskienė, Indrė Kučinskaitė-Kodzė, Vilmantas Gėgžna, Inga Ivaškevičienė, Aurelija Žvirblienė, Milda Plečkaitytė
Materialtyp: Artikel
Språk:English
Publicerad: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Serie:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Ämnen:
Neisseria meningitidis
serogroup B
invasive meningococcal disease
multilocus sequence typing
gMATS
MenDeVAR Index
Länkar:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2023.1136211/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2023.1136211/full

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