title: Identification of Neisseria meningitidis sequence type 66 in Poland.
abstract: Investigation of two cases of invasive meningococcal disease within a single family revealed the presence of isolates of Neisseria meningitidis phenotype C:2b:P1.2,P1.5 belonging to sequence type (ST) 66. The ST66 clone is a single-locus variant of the widely distributed ST8 complex, which has been observed previously in Spain, Belgium, Australia and New Zealand. This hypervariable meningococcal lineage has been responsible for local epidemics worldwide. This is the first report of ST66 meningococcal isolates of this phenotype from Poland.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Public Health, National Reference Centre for Bacterial Meningitis, 00-725 Warsaw, Poland. skoczek@cls.edu.pl
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Skoczynska
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Konior
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sadowy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Piatkowska-Smietanska
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lelek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gniadkowski
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hryniewicz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D038542:Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup C / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents