An epidemic of meningococcal disease in children in North Norway in the 1970s and 1980s was dominated by a hypervirulent group B strain

ConclusionThe B:15:P1.7,6 strain was more prevalent during the Norwegian epidemic of invasive meningococcal disease, but had a significantly lower mortality rate. The phenotype distribution was more heterogeneous after 1990. The dominant serogroup was B.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: Acta Paediatrica - October 28, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Kine Nordheim, Ingunn Holmefoss Hovland, Bj ørn Erik Kristiansen, Per Ivar Kaaresen, Trond Flaegstad Tags: Regular Article Source Type: research