Obstetric and Neonatal Invasive Meningococcal Disease Caused by Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W, Western Australia, Australia

Julie Hart; Gary K Dowse; Michelle Porter; David J Speers; Anthony D Keil; Jane D Bew; Shakeel Mowlaboccus; Charlene M Kahler

doi:10.3201/eid3002.230639

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Obstetric and Neonatal Invasive Meningococcal Disease Caused by Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W, Western Australia, Australia

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Obstetric and Neonatal Invasive Meningococcal Disease Caused by Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W, Western Australia, Australia

Julie Hart, Gary K Dowse, Michelle Porter, David J Speers, Anthony D Keil, Jane D Bew, Shakeel Mowlaboccus and Charlene M Kahler

Emerging infectious diseases, Vol.30(2), pp.368-371

2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3002.230639

PMCID: PMC10826774

PMID: 38270157

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Abstract

Three mother-baby pairs with invasive meningococcal disease occurred over 7 months in Western Australia, Australia, at a time when serogroup W sequence type 11 clonal complex was the predominant local strain. One mother and 2 neonates died, highlighting the role of this strain as a cause of obstetric and early neonatal death.

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Title: Obstetric and Neonatal Invasive Meningococcal Disease Caused by Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W, Western Australia, Australia
Authors/Creators: Julie Hart
Gary K Dowse
Michelle Porter
David J Speers
Anthony D Keil
Jane D Bew
Shakeel Mowlaboccus
Charlene M Kahler
Publication Details: Emerging infectious diseases, Vol.30(2), pp.368-371
Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Identifiers: 991005632236407891
Murdoch Affiliation: Centre for Biosecurity and One Health
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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