| Literature DB >> 107188 |
Abstract
During the first 6 months of 1978, 114 strains of Neisseria meningitidis isolated from patients in Norway were serotyped. Among 27 group C strains, type 2 was most common, whereas 82% of the 82 group B isolates did not react with antisera to the standard serotypes 1 to 12. These strains were shown to belong to a new serotype, type 15. Also some group A and C strains had the type 15 antigen. Investigations on a possible immunoprophylaxis against group B meningococcal disease in Norway should accordingly proceed with type 15 rather than with type 2 meningococci.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID: 107188 PMCID: PMC272987 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.9.2.186-188.1979
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948