Meningococcal B vaccine antigen FHbp variants among disease-causing Neisseria meningitidis B isolates, Italy, 2014-2017.

<h4>Background</h4>Typing of Neisseria meningitidis isolates is crucial for the surveillance of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD). We performed a molecular epidemiology study of N. meningitidis serogroup B (MenB) causing IMD in Italy between 2014 and 2017 to describe circulating strai...

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Main Authors: Anna Carannante, Cecilia Fazio, Arianna Neri, Florigio Lista, Silvia Fillo, Andrea Ciammaruconi, Paola Vacca, Paola Stefanelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241793