Serogroup W135 meningococcal disease in Hajj pilgrims

被引：211

作者：

Taha, MK

Achtman, M

Alonso, JM

Greenwood, B

Ramsay, M

Fox, A

Gray, S

Kaczmarski, E ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Withington Hosp, PHLS Meningococcal Reference Unit, Manchester M20 2LR, Lancs, England

[2] PHLS Communicable Dis Surveillance Ctr, Immunisat Div, London, England

[3] London Sch Hyg & Trop Med, Dept Infect & Trop Dis, London WC1, England

[4] Max Planck Inst Mol Genet, Berlin, Germany

[5] Inst Pasteur, Meningococcal Reference Ctr, Paris, France

[6] Inst Pasteur, Neisseria Unit, Paris, France

来源：

LANCET | 2000年 / 356卷 / 9248期

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D O I：

10.1016/S0140-6736(00)03502-9

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

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 Prance 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 an established propensity to cause disease clusters. A reappraisal of vaccination strategies for travellers is required.

引用

页码：2159 / 2159

页数：1

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