Serogrouping and sulphonamide sensitivity of Neisseria meningitidis isolates from the south-western Cape
Date
1989-10
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Health & Medical Publishing Group
Abstract
Neisseria meningitidis infections were first reported
from the south-western Cape Province in 1883. Since then, against a backdrop of a relatively low incidence with winter exacerbation, epidemic periods have occurred at 10 - IS-year intervals. During the 1978 - 1979 epidemic more than 95% of
isolates at Tygerberg Hospital were of serogroup B and only 5% were resistant to sulphonamides. Seventy-seven per cent of patients notified as suffering from meningococcal infections were
under 4 years of age.3 In this report we briefly describe the pattern of serogrouping and sulphonamide resistance of N. meningitidis for the period 1980 - 1987.
Description
CITATION: Donald, P.R. et al. 1989. Serogrouping and sulphonamide sensitivity of Neisseria meningitidis isolates from the south-western Cape. S Afr Med J, 76:453.
The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
Keywords
meningitis infection; meningitis inflammation, acute inflammation, brain; inflammation; isolation, spinal cord; inflammation; isolation
Citation
Donald, P.R. et al. 1989. Serogrouping and sulphonamide sensitivity of Neisseria meningitidis isolates from the south-western Cape. S Afr Med J, 76:453.