2007•Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyOpen access

Molecular Epidemiology of Neisseria meningitidis Isolates from an Outbreak of Meningococcal Disease among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Chicago, Illinois, 2003

Susanna Schmink, John T. Watson, Garry B. Coulson, Roderick C. Jones, Pamela S. Diaz, Leonard W. Mayer, Patricia P. Wilkins, Nancy Messonnier, Susan I. Gerber, Marc Fischer

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We characterized five Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C isolates from a Chicago outbreak of meningococcal disease that occurred in 2003 among a community of men who have sex with men. Isolates from this outbreak were identical to each other but distinct from the clone that caused a similar outbreak in Canada in 2001.

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Key concepts: Neisseria meningitidis, Meningococcal disease, Neisseriaceae, Outbreak, Epidemiology, Molecular epidemiology, Virology, Microbiology