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Título: | An unusual transmission of Neisseria meningitidis : neonatal conjunctivitis acquired at delivery from the mother's endocervical infection | Autor(es): | Fiorito, Susana M. Galarza, Patricia G. Sparo, Mónica Pagano, Elba I. Oviedo, Claudia |
Palavras-chave: | Neisseria meningitidis;Conjuntivitis;Recién Nacido;Enfermedades del Cuello del Útero | Data do documento: | 2001 | Jornal: | Sexually transmitted diseases | Resumo: | BACKGROUND Primary meningococcal conjunctivitis is assumed to be due to the direct inoculation of Neisseria meningitidis into the conjunctival sac from an exogenous source. According to a literature review, no case of neonatal conjunctivitis infection acquired at delivery from maternal endocervicitis has been published. GOAL To report a case of meningococcal neonatal conjunctivitis acquired at delivery because of the mother's endocervical infection and cross-transmission of the strain with her partner. STUDY DESIGN Strains were characterized by bacteriologic and serologic methods including grouping (agglutination), typing, and subtyping (enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay). Molecular analysis was done by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. RESULTS The three strains (newborn infant, mother, partner) were of the same antigenic formula (C:NT:P1.NT) and exhibited similar NheI and SpeI pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns. CONCLUSION The identical phenotypic and genomic analysis of strains is the evidence for N meningitidis transmission at delivery from a maternal endocervical infection to the newborn infant and cross transmission between sexual partners. |
Descrição: | Fil: Fiorito, Susana M. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas. Centro Nacional de Referencia en Enfermedades de Transmisión Sexual (CNR-ETS); Argentina. Fil: Galarza, Patricia G. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas. Centro Nacional de Referencia en Enfermedades de Transmisión Sexual (CNR-ETS); Argentina. Fil: Sparo, Mónica. Hospital Ramon Santamarina; Argentina. Fil: Pagano, Elba I. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas. Centro Nacional de Referencia en Enfermedades de Transmisión Sexual (CNR-ETS); Argentina. Fil: Oviedo, Claudia. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas. Centro Nacional de Referencia en Enfermedades de Transmisión Sexual (CNR-ETS); Argentina. |
URI: | http://sgc.anlis.gob.ar/handle/123456789/431 http://journals.lww.com/stdjournal/Fulltext/2001/01000/An_Unusual_Transmission_of_Neisseria_meningitidis_.7.aspx |
ISSN: | 0148-5717 | Direitos: | Open Access |
Aparece nas Coleções: | snrd Publicaciones INEI |
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