Neisseria meningitidis W135, Turkey

Neisseria meningitidis W135, Turkey

We describe the first case of Neisseria meningitidis W135 meningitis in Turkey. The strain was genotypically unrelated to the clone (W)ET-37, isolated from Hajj pilgrims in 2000.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Levent Doganci, Mehmet Baysallar, Mehmet Ali Saracli, Gulsen Hascelik, Alaaddin Pahsa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
N. meningitidis W135
Turkey
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/5/03-0572_article
Description
Summary:We describe the first case of Neisseria meningitidis W135 meningitis in Turkey. The strain was genotypically unrelated to the clone (W)ET-37, isolated from Hajj pilgrims in 2000.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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