title: Evidence for indirect nosocomial transmission of Neisseria meningitidis resulting in two cases of invasive meningococcal disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: National Reference Centre for Meningococci, Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology, University of Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Elias
authors.forename: Heike
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Claus
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frosch
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Vogel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000235:genetics