Molecular epidemiology of Neisseria meningitidis isolates from an outbreak of meningococcal disease among men who have sex with men, Chicago, Illinois, 2003

J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Nov;45(11):3768-70. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01190-07. Epub 2007 Aug 29.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Chicago / epidemiology
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
  • Homosexuality, Male*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meningococcal Infections / epidemiology*
  • Neisseria meningitidis / genetics*
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S