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Nosocomial Neisseria meningitidis Molecular Analysis of a Clinical Problem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Marie Louie ,
Andrew E. Simor ,
Anita Rachlis  and
Lisa Louie
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Abstract

Over a 1-week period, Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B was recovered from two patients in the intensive-care unit (ICU). A cross-infection was presumed when one patient developed invasive meningococcal disease and another patient was found to be colonized. Investigation by molecular typing showed that these cases were not related, demonstrating the value of molecular typing when investigating potential cross-infections in a closed environment such as the ICU.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 18 , Issue 3 , March 1997 , pp. 203 - 204
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1997

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