Emergence in Italy of a Neisseria meningitidis Clone with Decreased Susceptibility to Penicillin
AUTOR(ES)
Stefanelli, Paola
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
A rise in invasive diseases due to Neisseria meningitidis C:2b:P1.5 with decreased penicillin susceptibility occurred in Italy during the last 2 years. Real-time PCR identified the Peni phenotype, and the penA sequence revealed the mosaicism of the gene. Molecular analyses assigned the isolates to a single emergent clone of the hypervirulent A4 cluster.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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