title: Neisseria meningitidis W135, Turkey.
abstract: We describe the first case of Neisseria meningitidis W135 meningitis in Turkey. The strain was genotypically unrelated to the clone (W)ET-37, isolated from Hajj pilgrims in 2000.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey. levdog@gata.edu.tr
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Doganci
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baysallar
authors.forename: Mehmet Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Saracli
authors.forename: Gulsen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hascelik
authors.forename: Alaaddin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pahsa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D038582:Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup W-135 / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology