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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2006, p. 4276-4278, Vol. 44, No. 11
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00613-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Evidence for Indirect Nosocomial Transmission of Neisseria meningitidis Resulting in Two Cases of Invasive Meningococcal Disease{triangledown}

Johannes Elias,1 Health Office in the Rural District Office Wartburgkreis,2 Heike Claus,1 Matthias Frosch,1 and Ulrich Vogel1*

National Reference Centre for Meningococci, Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology, University of Würzburg, Germany,1 Outpost Eisenach, Germany2

Received 22 March 2006/ Returned for modification 29 March 2006/ Accepted 18 August 2006

Nosocomial transmission of Neisseria meningitidis has only rarely been reported. Here, we present a significant spatiotemporal association of two cases of invasive meningococcal disease identified by retrospective cluster analysis with the program SaTScan. The most likely epidemiological link was simultaneous hospitalization, resulting in indirect nosocomial transmission.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2 (Building E1), 97080 Würzburg, Germany. Phone: 49(931)201-46802. Fax: 49(931)201-46445. E-mail: uvogel{at}hygiene.uni-wuerzburg.de.

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 30 August 2006.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2006, p. 4276-4278, Vol. 44, No. 11
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00613-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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