Table 2. Clonal complex distribution of lipid A variants among isolates from patients with invasive meningococcal disease.
| Clonalcomplex | Wild type | Lipid A variant | p valuea |
| N = 409 | N = 29 | ||
| cc41/44 | 206 (50%) | 11 (38%) | 0.19 |
| cc32 | 69 (16%) | 2 (7%) | 0.20 |
| cc11 | 66 (16%) | 10 (34%) | 0.01 |
| cc213 | 13 (3%) | 2 (7%) | 0.26 |
| cc35 | 2 (0.5%) | 1 (3%) | 0.19 |
| cc461 | - | 3 (10.3%) | 0.0003 |
| Others | 63# (15%) | - |
a
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.
#
Comprising 12 clonal complexes.