Genomic Characterization of Recent and Historic Meningococcal Serogroup E Invasive Disease in Australia: A Case Series.

Thangarajah, Dharshi; Guglielmino, Christine J D; Lambert, Stephen B; Khandaker, Gulam; Vasant, Bhakti R; Malo, Jonathan A; Smith, Helen V; Jennison, Amy V · Clin Infect Dis · 2020

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Abstract

We report the recent emergence of invasive meningococcal disease due to serogroup E in Queensland, Australia, in previously healthy patients. Molecular typing revealed the genotype of these strains to be E:P1.21-7,16:F5-36:ST-1157 (cc1157); when analyzed phylogenetically, compared with international cc1157 strains, they were relatively unrelated to each other.

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