Outbreak of Meningococcal Disease after an Influenza B Epidemic at a Hellenic Air Force Recruit Training Center | Zendy

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Outbreak of Meningococcal Disease after an Influenza B Epidemic at a Hellenic Air Force Recruit Training Center

Author(s) -

Polyzois Makras,

Stella AlexiouDaniel,

Antonios Antoniadis,

Dimitrios Hatzigeorgiou

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/322609

Subject(s) - medicine , outbreak , meningococcal disease , virology , center (category theory) , neisseria meningitidis , bacteria , genetics , chemistry , crystallography , biology

In January 1996, during an outbreak of meningococcal disease at a Hellenic Air Force recruit center in southern Greece, we collected paired serum specimens from 55 randomly selected recruits and tested for antibodies against influenza virus types A and B. Of 55 specimens, 15 (27%) were found to be positive for recent influenza B infection, confirming previous reports that respiratory tract infection due to influenza is probably a predisposing factor for meningococcal disease.

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