Meningococcal disease in the United States--1986. Meningococcal Disease Study Group.
J Infect Dis
; 164(2): 368-74, 1991 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-1906910
ABSTRACT
Active surveillance for invasive meningococcal disease was conducted during 1986 and 1987 in six areas of the United States with a total population of approximately 34 million persons. The incidence of meningococcal disease was 1.310(5). The highest incidence of disease among the surveillance areas was in Los Angeles County (1.6510(5). Neisseria meningitidis serogroups B and C caused about equal amounts of disease, which reflects a recent increase in the incidence of group C disease. Group C caused more than half of the cases of meningococcal disease in Los Angeles and Tennessee but less than one-third of the cases in Missouri and Oklahoma. Multilocus enzyme electrophoresis demonstrated that a group of closely related isolates of N. meningitidis was prevalent in Los Angeles during the surveillance period and was associated with an increased incidence of meningococcal disease there.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções Meningocócicas
Tipo de estudo:
Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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Middle aged
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Newborn
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Infect Dis
Ano de publicação:
1991
Tipo de documento:
Article