Molecular characterization of Neisseria meningitidis B:NT:P1.14/162 clonal complex responsible of invasive meningococcal disease in the north of Italy.
The molecular characteristics of 14 B:NT:P1.14 Neisseria meningitidis isolates, collected from 2007 through 2010 in Italy, have been investigated. The B:NT:P1.14 phenotype has only more recently been identified in our country, mainly associated with clonal complex CC162, which is rare in Italy.
Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
Arianna
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Neri
Cecilia
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Fazio
Anna
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Carannante
Paola
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Mastrantonio
Paola
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Stefanelli
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018805:Sepsis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012703:Serotyping; D055815:Young Adult
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents