Table 1. Serogroup distribution of lipid A variants among isolates from patients with invasive meningococcal disease.
Serogroup | Wild type | Lipid A variant | p valuea |
N = 419 | N = 29 | ||
B | 331 (79%) | 18 (62%) | 0.03 |
C | 84 (20%) | 11 (38%) | 0.02 |
29E and W135 | 4 (1%) | - |
Proportions were tested with Chi-square test or Fisher's exact tests, as appropriate. All p values are 2 sided; Significant correlations (p<0.05) are depicted in bold.