Articulo
Serogroup W135 meningococcal invasive disease in Argentina
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issn:1201-9712
issn:1878-3511
Autor
Agosti, María Rosa
Vescina, C.
Morales, J.C.
Oderiz, R.S.
Greco, María Marta
Cecchini, Diego
Ayala, S.E. González
Institución
Resumen
Meningococcal invasive disease (MID) is endemic/ hyperendemic/ epidemic at La Plata city, Buenos Aires, Argentina and its surrounding areas. First isolation of N. meningitids W135 (NmW135) in Argentina was made in 1981 in this location and, since then, sporadic cases occurred. MID is a rare disease in persons older than 15 years of age in our country. The aim of this study is to describe the clinical presentation, age group and fatality rate for NmW135 MID Facultad de Ciencias Médicas