Volume 7, Number 3—June 2001
Research
Molecular Epidemiology of Serogroup A Meningitis in Moscow, 1969 to 1997
Mark Achtman*
, Arie van der Ende†, Peixuan Zhu*, Irina S. Koroleva‡, Barica Kusecek*, Giovanna Morelli*, Ilse G.A. Schuurman†, Norbert Brieske*, Kerstin Zurth*, Natalya N. Kostyukova§, and Alexander E. Platonov‡
, Arie van der Ende†, Peixuan Zhu*, Irina S. Koroleva‡, Barica Kusecek*, Giovanna Morelli*, Ilse G.A. Schuurman†, Norbert Brieske*, Kerstin Zurth*, Natalya N. Kostyukova§, and Alexander E. Platonov‡Table 2
Serologic properties of serogroup A meningococci from Moscow
| Subgroup | Proportion (%) | Serotype | Serosubtype |
|---|---|---|---|
| III | 34/38 (89) | 21 | P1.20,9 |
| VI | 6/39 (15) | 21 | P1.10 |
| VI | 12/39 (31) | 4,21 | P1.10 |
| VI | 17/39 (44) | 4,21 | P1.5,10 |
| X | 17/24 (71) | 4,21 | P1.10 |
| X | 6/24 (25) | 21 | P1.10 |
