Outbreak of meningococcal disease after an influenza B epidemic at a Hellenic Air Force recruit training center

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作者：

Makras, P

Alexiou-Daniel, S

Antoniadis, A

Hatzigeorgiou, D

机构：

[1] 251 Hellen AF Gen Hosp, Athens 11525, Greece

[2] Aristotelian Univ Thessaloniki, Sch Med, Dept Microbiol, GR-54006 Thessaloniki, Greece

来源：

CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2001年 / 33卷 / 06期

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D O I：

10.1086/322609

中图分类号：

R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];

学科分类号：

100102 ;

摘要：

In January 1996, during an outbreak of meningococcal disease at a Hellenic Air Force recruit center in southern Greece, we collected paired serum specimens from 55 randomly selected recruits and tested for antibodies against influenza virus types A and B. Of 55 specimens, 15 (27%) were found to be positive for recent influenza B infection, confirming previous reports that respiratory tract infection due to influenza is probably a predisposing factor for meningococcal disease.

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