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.

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 10; no. 5; pp. 936 - 937
Main Authors Doganci, Levent, Baysallar, Mehmet, Saracli, Mehmet Ali, Hascelik, Gulsen, Pahsa, Alaaddin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.05.2004
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects
Adult
Cerebrospinal Fluid - microbiology
Diagnosis
Dispatch
Humans
Male
Meningitis, Meningococcal - epidemiology
Meningitis, Meningococcal - microbiology
N. meningitidis W135
Neisseria meningitidis
Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup W-135 - classification
Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup W-135 - genetics
Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup W-135 - isolation & purification
Turkey
Turkey - epidemiology
Turkey
United States
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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.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1005.030572