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Descriptor English:
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Neisseria meningitidis
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Neisseria meningitidis
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Neisseria meningitidis
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Synonyms English:
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Meningococcus
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Tree Number:
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B03.440.400.425.550.550.641
B03.660.075.525.520.500
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Definition English:
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A species of gram-negative, aerobic BACTERIA. It is a commensal and pathogen only of humans, and can be carried asymptomatically in the NASOPHARYNX. When found in cerebrospinal fluid it is the causative agent of cerebrospinal meningitis (MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL). It is also found in venereal discharges and blood. There are at least 13 serogroups based on antigenic differences in the capsular polysaccharides; the ones causing most meningitis infections being A, B, C, Y, and W-135. Each serogroup can be further classified by serotype, serosubtype, and immunotype. |
Indexing Annotation English:
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specific serogroups are also available; infection: probably MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL or, if not meningitis, MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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9538
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Unique Identifier:
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D009345
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