serogroup

Examples

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• The incidence of laboratory-confirmed serogroup W was 8.7 cases per 100,000 population in 2012, compared with 0.7 per 100,000 in 2011.

  Academic text (2014)

• In 2010, Burkina Faso became the first country to introduce the meningococcal serogroup A conjugate vaccine (PsA-TT).

  Academic text (2014)

• Overall, 67 cases were positive for N. meningitidis serogroup A and 14 for serogroup W-135.

  Academic text (2011)

• Eight serogroups have been identified (serogroups 1-8), but more likely exist.

  Academic text (2015)

• Meningitis C vaccine will only protect against that serogroup, and for those traveling to endemic areas, the ACWY vaccine should be offered.

  Academic text (2011)

• Historically, these epidemics have been caused primarily by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A (3, 4).

  Academic text (2014)

• In Burkina Faso, rates of nasopharyngeal carriage of serogroup W are low (23).

  Academic text (2014)

• The largest reported outbreak caused by serogroup W occurred in Burkina Faso in 2002 and comprised 13,000 suspected cases (10).

  Academic text (2014)

• We analyzed national surveillance data to describe the epidemiology of serogroup W and genotyped 61 serogroup W isolates.

  Academic text (2014)

• In 2010, Burkina Faso became the first country to introduce the meningococcal serogroup A conjugate vaccine (PsA-TT).

Synonyms

S

serotype

vsserogroup

• Specialized

1 8.8

A group of bacteria or viruses that share the same proteins on their surface

groups microorganisms by sharing the same antigens on their surfaces

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology