title: Meningococcal vaccine failure in conjunction with an unusual meningococcal cluster in southern Tasmania.
abstract: The following is a report of an unusual family cluster of group C invasive meningococcal disease in Tasmania. This unusual case cluster raises several important issues of public health significance regarding vaccine failure and nucleic acid amplification testing use in the setting of invasive meningococcal disease.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Registrar, Department of Health and Human Services, Hobart, Tasmania. Kelly.shaw@dhhs.tas.gov.au
authors.forename: Kelly A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: Alistair R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: McGregor
authors.forename: Roscoe E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Williamson
authors.forename: Avner
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Misrachi
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.forename: Lynne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Andrewartha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D022401:Meningococcal Vaccines; D013648:Tasmania / Q000453:epidemiology; D017211:Treatment Failure
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D022401:Meningococcal Vaccines