Rapid and fatal meningococcal disease due to a strain of Neisseria meningitidis containing the capsule null locus.
<p><strong>Background.</strong> <em>Neisseria meningitidis</em> continues to be an important cause of invasive bacterial disease among children and young adults worldwide. In Canada, <em>N. meningitidis</em> strains that bear serogroups B and C polysaccharid...
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Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2005
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