Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup X ST-5799 (ST-22 complex) in Turkey: A unique pediatric case

• Main Authors: Gönül Tanır (Author), Yasemin Ozsurekci (Author), Jay Lucidarme (Author), Sevgi Yaşar Durmuş (Author), Aiswarya Lekshmi (Author), Özlem Akisoglu (Author), Ahmet Emre Aycan (Author), Ray Borrow (Author), Mehmet Ceyhan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Although outbreaks of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup X occured in a couple of African countries, a limited number of serogroup X meningococcal cases were reported in America and Europe as well as Turkey. Additionally, serogroup X is still not represented in current conjugated meningococcal vaccine...