Whole-genome sequencing and characterization of an antibiotic resistant Neisseria meningitidis B isolate from a military unit in Vietnam

• Main Authors: Thach Xuan Tran (Author), Trang Thu Le (Author), Long Phi Trieu (Author), Christopher M. Austin (Author), Dong Van Quyen (Author), Huong Minh Nguyen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) persists in military units in Vietnam despite the availability of antibiotics and vaccines. A hindrance to reducing the incidence of IMD in Vietnam is a lack of molecular data from isolates of the causative agent, Neisseria meningitidis from t...