Laboratory-based surveillance for meningococcal disease in selected counties - United States, 1989-1991. (Centers for Disease Control report) From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report | Date: July 2, 1993| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1993 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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 Neisseria meningitidis from a normally sterile site, such as blood or cerebrospinal fluid, in a resident of a surveillance area. ...

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