Space-Time Cluster Analysis of Invasive Meningococcal Disease

Clusters are recognized when meningococcal cases of the same phenotypic strain (markers: serogroup, serotype, and subtype) occur in spatial and temporal proximity. The incidence of such clusters was compared to the incidence that would be expected by chance by using space-time nearest-neighbor analy...

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Autores principales: Hoebe, Christian J.P.A., de Melker, Hester, Spanjaard, Lodewijk, Dankert, Jacob, Nagelkerke, Nico
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3320315/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15498165
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1009.030992
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author Hoebe, Christian J.P.A.
de Melker, Hester
Spanjaard, Lodewijk
Dankert, Jacob
Nagelkerke, Nico
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Dankert, Jacob
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description Clusters are recognized when meningococcal cases of the same phenotypic strain (markers: serogroup, serotype, and subtype) occur in spatial and temporal proximity. The incidence of such clusters was compared to the incidence that would be expected by chance by using space-time nearest-neighbor analysis of 4,887 confirmed invasive meningococcal cases identified in the 9-year surveillance period 1993–2001 in the Netherlands. Clustering beyond chance only occurred among the closest neighboring cases (comparable to secondary cases) and was small (3.1%, 95% confidence interval 2.1%–4.1%).
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spelling pubmed-33203152012-04-20 Space-Time Cluster Analysis of Invasive Meningococcal Disease Hoebe, Christian J.P.A. de Melker, Hester Spanjaard, Lodewijk Dankert, Jacob Nagelkerke, Nico Emerg Infect Dis Research Clusters are recognized when meningococcal cases of the same phenotypic strain (markers: serogroup, serotype, and subtype) occur in spatial and temporal proximity. The incidence of such clusters was compared to the incidence that would be expected by chance by using space-time nearest-neighbor analysis of 4,887 confirmed invasive meningococcal cases identified in the 9-year surveillance period 1993–2001 in the Netherlands. Clustering beyond chance only occurred among the closest neighboring cases (comparable to secondary cases) and was small (3.1%, 95% confidence interval 2.1%–4.1%). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-09 /pmc/articles/PMC3320315/ /pubmed/15498165 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1009.030992 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.
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