Abstract
Eighteen clustered cases of meningococcal disease associated with B:2a:P1.5 strains doubled the annual incidence up to 4.3 x 10(5) in Navarra, Spain, in 2007. Eleven percent of cases were fatalities, and 74% of cases were individuals 10 to 24 years old. This is the third cluster associated with this strain in northern Spain since 2001.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Child
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Cluster Analysis
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DNA Fingerprinting
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
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Genotype
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Humans
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Incidence
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Meningococcal Infections / epidemiology*
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Meningococcal Infections / microbiology*
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Meningococcal Infections / mortality
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Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup B / classification*
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Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup B / genetics
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Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup B / isolation & purification*
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Spain / epidemiology
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Young Adult