2006•Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyOpen access

Evidence for Indirect Nosocomial Transmission of Neisseria meningitidis Resulting in Two Cases of Invasive Meningococcal Disease

Johannes Elias, Health Office in the Rural District Office Wartburgkreis, Heike Claus, Matthias Frosch, Ulrich Vogel

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Nosocomial transmission of Neisseria meningitidis has only rarely been reported. Here, we present a significant spatiotemporal association of two cases of invasive meningococcal disease identified by retrospective cluster analysis with the program SaTScan. The most likely epidemiological link was simultaneous hospitalization, resulting in indirect nosocomial transmission.

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Key concepts: Neisseria meningitidis, Meningococcal disease, Neisseriaceae, Transmission (telecommunications), Epidemiology, Medicine, Cluster (spacecraft), Disease