Obstetric and Neonatal Invasive Meningococcal Disease Caused by Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W, Western Australia, Australia

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Hart, Julie ; Dowse, Gary K. ; Porter, Michelle ; Speers, David J. ; Keil, Anthony D. ; Bew, Jane D. ; Mowlaboccus, Shakeel ; Kahler, Charlene M.
• Description:
  Three mother-baby pairs with invasive meningococcal disease occurred over 7 months in Western Australia, Australia, at a time when serogroup W sequence type 11 clonal complex was the predominant local strain. One mother and 2 neonates died, highlighting the role of this strain as a cause of obstetric and early neonatal death.
• Subjects:
  Female Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Meningococcal Infections Pregnancy Serogroup
• Keywords:
  Bacteria Clonal Complex Cluster IMD Invasive Meningococcal Disease Neisseria Meningitidis Neonatal Newborn Obstetric Perinatal Death Pregnancy Pregnant Women Sequence Type 11 Serogroup W

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2024; 30(2):368-371
• Pubmed ID:
  38270157
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10826774
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Australia
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9141ae87b5fe01112f44b79f262197615e8e14373e0ed25cc7b736abe2f3112d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/147347/cdc_147347_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.04 MB ]