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Neonatal Conjunctivitis Caused by Neisseria meningitidis US Urethritis Clade, New York, USA, August 2017

Authors :
Cecilia B. Kretz
Genevieve Bergeron
Margaret Aldrich
Danielle Bloch
Paula E. Del Rosso
Tanya A. Halse
Belinda Ostrowsky
Qinghuan Liu
Edimarlyn Gonzalez
Enoma Omoregie
Ludwin Chicaiza
Greicy Zayas
Bun Tha
Angela Liang
Jade C. Wang
Michael Levi
Scott Hughes
Kimberlee A. Musser
Don Weiss
Jennifer L. Rakeman
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 25, Iss 5, Pp 972-975 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019.

Abstract

We characterized a case of neonatal conjunctivitis in New York, USA, caused by Neisseria meningitidis by using whole-genome sequencing. The case was a rare occurrence, and the isolate obtained belonged to an emerging clade (N. meningitidis US nongroupable urethritis) associated with an increase in cases of urethritis since 2015.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
25
Issue :
5
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.8f92f4eca57e45fe972bfd7cde35b62a
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2505.181631