[Characteristics of Neisseria meningitidis strains isolated from patients with symptoms of meningococcal meningitis in Poland in 1995-2000]. / Charakterystyka szczepów Neisseria meningitidis izolowanych od osób z objawowym zakazeniem meningokokowym w latach 1995-2000 w Polsce.
Med Dosw Mikrobiol
; 53(2): 117-32, 2001.
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in Pl
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11913341
ABSTRACT
Phenotype and genotype identification of 179 Neisseria meningitidis strains isolated from cerebrospinal fluid or blood of patients with meningococcal infection, hospitalized in Poland, was performed. This is the first analysis of that type conducted in Poland. We analyzed strains collected in 1995-2000 from laboratories located all over the country. Phenotype Neisseria meningitidis B22P1.14 was the predominant among analyzed invasive strains in Poland. Type 22 is characteristic to most of the strains isolated in our country. No strain from analyzed group belonged to known epidemic clusters. One penicillin resistant strain (MIC = 2 mg/l) and about 27% strains with decreased susceptibility to penicillin (0.1 = < MIC < 1.0 mg/l) were present among 166 N. meningitidis tested. All strains were susceptible to ciprofloxacin and rifampicin.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Health context:
3_ND
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Meningitis, Meningococcal
/
Neisseria meningitidis
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
/
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
Pl
Journal:
Med Dosw Mikrobiol
Year:
2001
Document type:
Article