AN EPIDEMIC OF NEISSERIA-GONORRHOEAE IN A SOMALI ORPHANAGE

被引：5

作者：

AHMED, HJ ^{[1
]}

ILARDI, I ^{[1
]}

ANTOGNOLI, A ^{[1
]}

LEONE, F ^{[1
]}

SEBASTIANI, A ^{[1
]}

AMICONI, G ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] SOMALI NATL UNIV,FAC MED,MUQDISHO,SOMALIA

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STD & AIDS | 1992年 / 3卷 / 01期

关键词：

NEISSERIA-GONORRHOEAE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

D O I：

10.1177/095646249200300113

中图分类号：

R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];

学科分类号：

100102 ;

摘要：

Neisseria gonorrhoeae was isolated from 53 young females (6-14 years old) in a Somali orphanage. A male guardian was found to be the effective transmitter having sexually abused the children. All the bacterial isolates were of the same serogroup WI and the same serovar Aedih. This presents an unusual example of a tight geographic cluster of infected people which is often characteristic of gonorrhoea epidemics.

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