Spread of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W Clone, China

Zhou, Haijian; Liu, Wei; Xu, Li; Deng, Lili; Deng, Qiuyun; Zhuo, Jiatong; Shao, Zhujun

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Spread of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W Clone, China

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2013
By Zhou, Haijian ; Liu, Wei ; Xu, Li ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Zhou, Haijian ; Liu, Wei ; Xu, Li ; Deng, Lili ; Deng, Qiuyun ; Zhuo, Jiatong ; Shao, Zhujun
Description:

During February 2011-June 2012, invasive infection with Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W was identified in 11 persons in southeastern China. All isolates tested had matching or near-matching pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns and belonged to multilocus sequence type 11. The epidemiologic investigation suggested recent transmission of this clonal complex in southeastern China.
Subjects:

Adolescent Adult Age Factors Child Child, Preschool Dispatch Female Humans Incidence Infant Male Meningitis, Meningococcal Middle Aged Molecular Typing Seasons Serotyping Young Adult
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 19(9):1496-1499.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

China
Location:

Asia
Volume:

19
Issue:

9
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:b4d9aabea0dfb1b83dfd964f9fb334dee424a2cf416d445916d6111d420e1161
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