Literature DB >> 15273126

Emergence in Italy of a Neisseria meningitidis clone with decreased susceptibility to penicillin.

Paola Stefanelli1, Cecilia Fazio, Arianna Neri, Tonino Sofia, Paola Mastrantonio.   

Abstract

A rise in invasive diseases due to Neisseria meningitidis C:2b:P1.5 with decreased penicillin susceptibility occurred in Italy during the last 2 years. Real-time PCR identified the Peni phenotype, and the penA sequence revealed the mosaicism of the gene. Molecular analyses assigned the isolates to a single emergent clone of the hypervirulent A4 cluster.

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Year:  2004        PMID： 15273126      PMCID： PMC478501          DOI： 10.1128/AAC.48.8.3103-3106.2004

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Antimicrob Agents Chemother        ISSN： 0066-4804            Impact factor:   5.191


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