Influence of two vaccination campaigns on genetic diversity of invasive Neisseria meningitidis isolates in northern Spain (1997-2008).

BACKGROUND: Neisseria meningitidis diversifies rapidly, due to its high recombination rates. The aim of this study was to analyze the possible impact of two vaccination campaigns (a once-off A/C polysaccharide vaccination campaign in people aged 18 months to 20 years old in 1997, and a meningococcal...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Diego Vicente, Olatz Esnal, M José López de Goicoechea, Ramón Cisterna, Emilio Pérez-Trallero
Materialtyp: Artikel
Språk:English
Publicerad: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Serie:PLoS ONE
Länkar:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2794534?pdf=render