| meningococcal disease in the united states--1986. meningococcal disease study group. | active surveillance for invasive meningococcal disease was conducted during 1986 and 1987 in six areas of the united states with a total population of approximately 34 million persons. the incidence of meningococcal disease was 1.3:10(5). the highest incidence of disease among the surveillance areas was in los angeles county (1.65:10(5). neisseria meningitidis serogroups b and c caused about equal amounts of disease, which reflects a recent increase in the incidence of group c disease. group c c ... | 1991 | 1906910 |
| the prevalence of sulfadiazine resistant meningococci in oklahoma, 1968. | | 1969 | 4979171 |
| laboratory-based surveillance for meningococcal disease in selected areas, united states, 1989-1991. | problem/condition: neisseria meningitidis is a leading cause of bacterial meningitis and septicemia in the united states. accurate surveillance for meningococcal disease is required to detect trends in patient characteristics, antibiotic resistance, and serogroup-specific incidence of disease. reporting period covered: january 1989 through december 1991. description of system: a case of meningococcal disease was defined by the isolation of n. meningitidis from a normally sterile site, such as bl ... | 1993 | 8510639 |
| state-based surveillance to determine trends in meningococcal disease. | meningococcal disease (md), is a leading cause of meningitis in the u.s. the purpose of this study was to determine the epidemiology of md in oklahoma, including trends, high-risk populations, and outcomes. | 2009 | 19320370 |
| a comparison of meningococcal carriage by pregnancy status. | neisseria meningitidis is the second leading cause of invasive meningitis. a prerequisite for infection is colonization of the nasopharynx, and asymptomatic carrier rates are widely reported in the range of 10-15%. recent reports have indicated an increased likelihood that a pediatric admission for neisseria meningitidis will have a mother who is pregnant in the home. we hypothesized that this association may relate to immunologic changes in pregnancy leading to higher carrier rates.we compared ... | 2010 | 20701795 |
| outbreak of meningococcal disease associated with an elementary school -- oklahoma, march 2010. | during march 10-31, 2010, the oklahoma state department of health (osdh) investigated an outbreak of meningococcal (neisseria meningitidis) disease involving a consolidated school district of 1,850 students in rural northeastern oklahoma. an osdh field investigation team and the rogers county health department (rchd) established operations at the affected elementary school as soon as the outbreak was recognized. five cases of meningococcal disease (including one probable case) were identified am ... | 2012 | 22475849 |