Microbiological epidemiological history of meningococcal disease in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

CA Solari¹  V Zahner¹  ST Casagrande²  MC Rebelo³  David Eduardo Barroso³  V Soares³  SA Nogueira³  DM Carvalho⁴ 

[1] Fundação Oswaldo Cruz;Instituto Adolfo Lutz;Instituto Estadual de Infectologia São Sebastião;Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro;

关键词: Neisseria meningitidis;    meningococcal disease;    epidemic;    meningitis;    sepsis;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1413-86702010000300008

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The main objectives of the present study were to investigate the clinical and laboratory features of meningococcal disease in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during the overlap of 2 epidemics in the 1990s. We conducted a study of a series of cases of meningococcal disease admitted in a Meningitis Reference Hospital. All clinical isolates available were analyzed by means of microbiological epidemiological markers. In 1990, Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B:4,7:P1.19,15, 1.7,1 sulfadiazine-resistant of the ET-5 complex emerged causing epidemic disease. Despite mass vaccination campaign (VaMengoc B+C®), the ET-5 clone remained hyperendemic after the epidemic peaked. In 1993 to 1995, an epidemic of serogroup C belonged to the cluster A4 overlapped, with a significant shift in the age distribution toward older age groups and an increase of sepsis. Serogroup C epidemics are a recurrent problem in Rio de Janeiro, which can be hindered with the introduction of a conjugate vaccine. We hope the data presented here brings useful information to discuss vaccines strategies and early management of suspected cases.

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