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. 1968 Sep 6;161(3845):1019.
doi: 10.1126/science.161.3845.1019.

Sulfadiazine-resistant group A Neisseria meningitidis

C E Alexander, W R Sanborn, G Cherriere, W H Crocker Jr, P E Ewald, C R Kay

Sulfadiazine-resistant group A Neisseria meningitidis

C E Alexander et al. Science. .

Abstract

A meningitis epidemic due to Group A meningococci was unusual in that most of the strains isolated from patients were generally resistant to sulfadiazine. This is the first report of sulfonamide resistance in an epidemic strain of Neisseria meningitidis Group A.

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