title: Cluster of serogroup W135 meningococci, southeastern Florida, 2008-2009.
abstract: Recently, 14 persons in southeastern Florida were identified with Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135 invasive infections. All isolates tested had matching or near-matching pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns and belonged to the multilocus sequence type 11 clonal complex. The epidemiologic investigation suggested recent endemic transmission of this clonal complex in southeastern Florida.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Miami, Florida, USA. tdoyle@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Timothy J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Doyle
authors.forename: Alvaro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mejia-Echeverry
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fiorella
authors.forename: Fermin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Leguen
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Livengood
authors.forename: Robyn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kay
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hopkins
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D038582:Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup W-135; D055815:Young Adult