Recent Increase in Meningitis Caused by Neisseria meningitidis Serogroups A and W135, Yaoundé, Cameroon

From 1991 to 1998, Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, B, and C represented 2%-10% of strains isolated from cases of bacterial meningitis in Yaoundé. During 1999 to 2000, the percentage of meningococci reached 17%, a proportion never reported since recordkeeping began in 1984. The increase of serog...

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Autores principales: Fonkoua, Marie-Christine, Taha, Muhamed-Kheir, Nicolas, Pierre, Cunin, Patrick, Alonso, Jean-Michel, Bercion, Raymond, Musi, Jeanne, Martin, Paul M.V.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2732466/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11927034
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0803.010308
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author Fonkoua, Marie-Christine
Taha, Muhamed-Kheir
Nicolas, Pierre
Cunin, Patrick
Alonso, Jean-Michel
Bercion, Raymond
Musi, Jeanne
Martin, Paul M.V.
author_facet Fonkoua, Marie-Christine
Taha, Muhamed-Kheir
Nicolas, Pierre
Cunin, Patrick
Alonso, Jean-Michel
Bercion, Raymond
Musi, Jeanne
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description From 1991 to 1998, Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, B, and C represented 2%-10% of strains isolated from cases of bacterial meningitis in Yaoundé. During 1999 to 2000, the percentage of meningococci reached 17%, a proportion never reported since recordkeeping began in 1984. The increase of serogroup A meningococci and the emergence of W135 strains highlight the need for increased surveillance for better diagnosis and prevention.
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spelling pubmed-27324662009-09-16 Recent Increase in Meningitis Caused by Neisseria meningitidis Serogroups A and W135, Yaoundé, Cameroon Fonkoua, Marie-Christine Taha, Muhamed-Kheir Nicolas, Pierre Cunin, Patrick Alonso, Jean-Michel Bercion, Raymond Musi, Jeanne Martin, Paul M.V. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch From 1991 to 1998, Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, B, and C represented 2%-10% of strains isolated from cases of bacterial meningitis in Yaoundé. During 1999 to 2000, the percentage of meningococci reached 17%, a proportion never reported since recordkeeping began in 1984. The increase of serogroup A meningococci and the emergence of W135 strains highlight the need for increased surveillance for better diagnosis and prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-03 /pmc/articles/PMC2732466/ /pubmed/11927034 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0803.010308 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Dispatch
Fonkoua, Marie-Christine
Taha, Muhamed-Kheir
Nicolas, Pierre
Cunin, Patrick
Alonso, Jean-Michel
Bercion, Raymond
Musi, Jeanne
Martin, Paul M.V.
Recent Increase in Meningitis Caused by Neisseria meningitidis Serogroups A and W135, Yaoundé, Cameroon
title Recent Increase in Meningitis Caused by Neisseria meningitidis Serogroups A and W135, Yaoundé, Cameroon
title_full Recent Increase in Meningitis Caused by Neisseria meningitidis Serogroups A and W135, Yaoundé, Cameroon
title_fullStr Recent Increase in Meningitis Caused by Neisseria meningitidis Serogroups A and W135, Yaoundé, Cameroon
title_full_unstemmed Recent Increase in Meningitis Caused by Neisseria meningitidis Serogroups A and W135, Yaoundé, Cameroon
title_short Recent Increase in Meningitis Caused by Neisseria meningitidis Serogroups A and W135, Yaoundé, Cameroon
title_sort recent increase in meningitis caused by neisseria meningitidis serogroups a and w135, yaoundé, cameroon
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2732466/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11927034
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0803.010308
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