Neisseria meningitidis W135, Turkey

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Doganci L., Baysallar M., Saracli M., Hascelik G., Pahsa A.

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES, vol.10, no.5, pp.936-937, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 10 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Doi Number: 10.3201/eid1005.030572
  • Journal Name: EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.936-937
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

We describe the first case of Neisseria meningitidis W135 meningitis in Turkey. The strain was genotypically unrelated to the clone (W)ET-37, isolated from Hajj pilgrims in 2000.