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

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

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 c...

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Main 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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
meningitis/encephalitis
whole-genome sequencing
Neisseria meningitidis
bacteria
US urethritis clade
neonatal conjunctivitis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/5/18-1631_article

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