Antibiotic susceptibility and resistance in Neisseria meningitidis : phenotypic and genotypic characteristics

Neisseria meningitidis, also known as the meningococcus, is a globally spread obligate human bacterium causing meningitis and/or septicaemia. It is responsible for epidemics in both developed and developing countries. Untreated invasive meningococcal disease is often fatal, and despite modern intens...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thulin Hedberg, Sara
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Örebro universitet, Hälsoakademin 2009
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-8652
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7668-702-4