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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infectious Diseases, 3(10), p. 526-529, 2004

DOI: 10.3201/eid1003.030357

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Neisseria meningitidis C:2b:P1.2,5 with Intermediate Resistance to Penicillin, Portugal

Journal article published in 2004 by M. Cani?a, Manuela Caniça, Ricardo Dias ORCID, Eugénia Ferreira
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Abstract

For 1 year, serogroup, serotype, serosubtype, and penicillin susceptibility of meningococci circulating in various regions in Portugal were evaluated. Most frequent phenotypes were B:4:P1.15 (13.4%) and C:2b:P1.2,5 (75.9%), which are also common in Spain. Overall, 27.5% of C:2b:P1.2,5 strains showed intermediate resistance to penicillin. Laboratory-based surveillance of meningococcal infection in Portugal provides important information to assess the adequacy of public health measures.