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... > Bacteria > Gram-Negative Bacteria > Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria > Gram-Negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci > Neisseriaceae > Neisseria > Neisseria meningitidis > Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup B
... > Bacteria > Proteobacteria > Betaproteobacteria > Neisseriaceae > Neisseria > Neisseria meningitidis > Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup B

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Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup B  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Meningococci, Serogroup B
  • Meningococcus, Serogroup B

Note

  • infection: coord IM with MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL (IM) or, if not meningitis, MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS (IM)

Scope note

  • Strains of Neisseria meningitidis which are the most common ones causing infections or disease in infants. Serogroup B strains are isolated most frequently in sporadic cases, and are less common in outbreaks and epidemics.

History note

  • 2003

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D038541

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