CC4821 serogroup W meningococcal disease in China

CC4821 serogroup W meningococcal disease in China

Neisseria meningitidis is a major public health concern worldwide, including China. A few cases of serogroup W meningococcal disease have been reported in southeast China in recent years. Thus far, invasive disease due to W isolates has involved sequence type 11. We report two cases of N. meningiti...

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Main Authors: Baohua He, Zhaoyi Jia, Haijian Zhou, Yingtong Wang, Xia Jiang, Hongsheng Ma, Zhenyu Qian, Xiaoli Liu, Zhujun Shao, Suliang Chen, Yinqi Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-12-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Neisseria meningitidis
CC4821
Serogroup W
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214016403
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Summary:Neisseria meningitidis is a major public health concern worldwide, including China. A few cases of serogroup W meningococcal disease have been reported in southeast China in recent years. Thus far, invasive disease due to W isolates has involved sequence type 11. We report two cases of N. meningitidis infection caused by CC4821 serogroup W strains.
ISSN:1201-9712
1878-3511

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