title: Epidemiological study of Neisseria meningitidis strains isolated from cases of meningococcal disease in Santa Catarina State, Brazil, 1987-2003.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório Central de Santa Catarina, Secretaria de Estado da Saúde, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de Cássia Campos Bertoncini
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: André Herberts
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goulart Dário
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roberto Merlin
authors.forename: Luiz Claudio
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Miletti
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012307:Risk Factors