Open AccessA 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 -
euro surveillance/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.