Molecular Epidemiology of Neisseria meningitidis Isolates from an Outbreak of Meningococcal Disease among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Chicago, Illinois, 2003

We characterized five Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C isolates from a Chicago outbreak of meningococcal disease that occurred in 2003 among a community of men who have sex with men. Isolates from this outbreak were identical to each other but distinct from the clone that caused a similar outbreak...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2007-11, Vol.45 (11), p.3768-3770
Hauptverfasser:	Schmink, Susanna, Watson, John T, Coulson, Garry B, Jones, Roderick C, Diaz, Pamela S, Mayer, Leonard W, Wilkins, Patricia P, Messonnier, Nancy, Gerber, Susan I, Fischer, Marc
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Bacteriology Biological and medical sciences Chicago - epidemiology Disease Outbreaks Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field Epidemiology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Homosexuality, Male Humans Male Meningococcal Infections - epidemiology Microbiology Miscellaneous Neisseria meningitidis Neisseria meningitidis - genetics RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Zusammenfassung:	We characterized five Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C isolates from a Chicago outbreak of meningococcal disease that occurred in 2003 among a community of men who have sex with men. Isolates from this outbreak were identical to each other but distinct from the clone that caused a similar outbreak in Canada in 2001.
ISSN:	0095-1137 1098-660X 1098-5530
DOI:	10.1128/JCM.01190-07