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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Stefanelli, Paola ; Neri, Arianna ; Vacca, Paola ; Picicco, Damiano ; Daprai, Laura ; ... More +
Stefanelli, Paola ; Neri, Arianna ; Vacca, Paola ; Picicco, Damiano ; Daprai, Laura ; Mainardi, Giulia ; Rossolini, Gian Maria ; Bartoloni, Alessandro ; Anselmo, Anna ; Ciammaruconi, Andrea ; Fortunato, Antonella ; Palozzi, Anna Maria ; Fillo, Silvia ; Faccini, Marino ; Senatore, Sabrina ; Lista, Florigio ; Fazio, Cecilia Less -
Description:
Four cases of infection with serogroup X meningococci (MenX) (1 in 2015 and 3 in 2016) occurred in migrants living in refugee camps or reception centers in Italy. All MenX isolates were identified as clonal complex 181. Our report suggests that serogroup X represents an emerging health threat for persons arriving from African countries.
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Adolescent Adult Anti-Bacterial Agents Disease Outbreaks Female Humans Male Meningitis, Meningococcal Multilocus Sequence Typing Neisseria Meningitidis Phylogeny Refugees Sentinel Surveillance Serogroup Treatment Outcome Young Adult
Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 23(5):870-872.
Pubmed ID:
28418304
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5403042
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Italy
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:9c8f4b3de2ec491db1e70f0c2411afad3855f6edef21aaee5d47ebd66b31f2bb
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/45627/cdc_45627_DS1.pdf
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