| outbreak of infection caused by neisseria meningitidis group c type 2 in a nursery. | an outbreak of meningococcal infection which took place in a nursery in rioja, spain, is reported. between november 1981 and february 1982, 11 patients had meningitis with or without septicaemia. two died. three meningococcal strains from the patients isolated were studied. all three were group c type 2 and were resistant to sulphadiazine (mic 50 mg/l) but susceptible to penicillin, ampicillin, chloramphenicol, rifampicin and spiramycin. this outbreak took place during an epidemic in which serog ... | 1984 | 6699414 |