A secondary case of meningococcal disease in an ambulance worker, Berkshire, November 2007 | Zendy

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A secondary case of meningococcal disease in an ambulance worker, Berkshire, November 2007

Author(s) -

Anna Petsas,

Aditi Sharma,

O Aghadiuno,

Muhammad Abbas Abid,

Karthik Paranthaman

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

eurosurveillance

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.766

H-Index - 104

eISSN - 1560-7917

pISSN - 1025-496X

DOI - 10.2807/ese.13.04.08020-en

Subject(s) - meningococcal disease , medicine , secondary care , healthcare worker , disease , health care , index case , emergency medicine , pediatrics , medical emergency , neisseria meningitidis , primary care , family medicine , biology , bacteria , economics , genetics , economic growth

Secondary cases of meningococcal disease among healthcare workers are rare and avoidable. In this report, we describe a secondary infection in a healthcare worker who did not have significant contact with respiratory secretions of the index case.

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