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

Schmink S, Watson JT, Coulson GB, Jones RC, Diaz PS, Mayer LW, Wilkins PP, Messonnier N, Gerber SI, Fischer M

Meningitis and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch, DBD, NCIRD, CDC, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. zma6@cdc.gov

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.

Published 6 November 2007 in J Clin Microbiol, 45(11): 3768-70.
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