Serogroup Y meningococcal disease in Chicago, 1991-1997.
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- 23 December 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 280 (24) , 2094-2098
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.280.24.2094
Abstract
MENINGOCOCCAL serogroup distribution has varied over time. In the United States, surveillance by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) demonstrated that during 1975 to 1980, serogroups B and C accounted for 56% and 19% of meningococcal isolates recovered from sterile sites (eg, blood or cerebrospinal fluid [CSF]).1 During 1989 to 1991, serogroups B and C occurred in approximately equal numbers, accounting for 91% of the total isolates.2 In contrast, serogroup Y accounted for only 2% of cases from 1989 through 1991 and was not specifically reported in the earlier surveys.Keywords
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