Factor H binding protein (fHbp)-mediated differential complement resistance of a serogroup C Neisseria meningitidis isolate from cerebrospinal fluid of a patient with invasive meningococcal disease
During an outbreak of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) at the University of Southampton, UK, in 1997, two Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C isolates were retrieved from a student (‘Case’), who died of IMD, and a close contact (‘Carrier’) who, after mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on the deceased,...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Microbiology Society
2021
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