Epidemiological and Molecular Characterization of Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Italy, 2008/09-2012/13.

Following the introduction of meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccine in Italy in 2005, changes in the epidemiology of Invasive Meningococcal Disease (IMD) were expected. The study aims were to describe the epidemiological trend and to characterize the isolates collected during the period 2008/0...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Arianna Neri, Patrizio Pezzotti, Cecilia Fazio, Paola Vacca, Fortunato Paolo D'Ancona, Maria Grazia Caporali, Paola Stefanelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4596568?pdf=render