Serogroup X in Meningococcal Disease, Western Kenya

Serogroup X in Meningococcal Disease, Western Kenya

944 Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 13, No. 6, June 2007 Septic shock developed in 4 (14.8%) of the 27 neutropenic patients with A. baumannii–associated bacteremia, and 2 (7.4%) of the 27 died (Table). However, we did not fi nd a statistically signifi cant association between death among patients with bacteremia caused by MDR A. baumanni (1 death) compared with death among...

Meningococcal disease serogroup C

Despite current advances in antibiotic therapy and vaccines, meningococcal disease serogroup C (MDC) remains a serious threat to global health, particularly in countries in North and Latin America, Europe, and Asia. MDC is a leading cause of morbidity, mortality, and neurological sequelae and it is a heavy economic burden. At the individual level, despite advances in antibiotics and supportive ...

Serogroup Y Meningococcal Disease, Colombia

2. Ashford DA, Whitney E, Raghunathan P, Cosivi O. Epidemiology of selected mycobacteria that infect humans and other animals. Rev Sci Tech. 2001;20:325–37. 3. Guerrero C, Bernasconi C, Burki D, Bodmer T, Telenti A. A novel insertion element from Mycobacterium avium, IS1245, is a specifi c target for analysis of strain relatedness. J Clin Microbiol. 1995;33:304–7. 4. Kunze ZM, Portaels F, McFad...

Serogroup W135 meningococcal disease in Hajj pilgrims.

An outbreak of W135 meningococcal disease occurred in the spring of 2000 among pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia and their contacts. Clinical isolates from England and France were examined and compared with reference strains from other countries. Characterisation of isolates by a range of typing methods showed them to be of clonal origin (ET-37) and closely related to other meningococci with...

Meningococcal serogroup B disease in Turkey