title: Neisseria meningitidis ST-11 clonal complex, Chile 2012.
abstract: Serogroup W Neisseria meningitidis was the main cause of invasive meningococcal disease in Chile during 2012. The case-fatality rate for this disease was higher than in previous years. Genotyping of meningococci isolated from case-patients identified the hypervirulent lineage W:P1.5,2:ST-11, which contained allele 22 of the fHbp gene.
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Araya
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: Felipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Del Canto
authors.forename: Mabel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seoane
authors.forename: Ana B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Ibarz-Pavón
authors.forename: Gisselle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Barra
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pidal
authors.forename: Janepsy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.forename: Juan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hormazábal
authors.forename: María T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Valenzuela
mesh_terms: D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000266:history / Q000382:microbiology*; D058889:Molecular Typing; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012703:Serotyping