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

Authors
Makras, P Alexiou-Daniel, S Antoniadis, A Hatzigeorgiou, D
Citation
P. Makras et al., Outbreak of meningococcal disease after an influenza B epidemic at a Hellenic Air Force recruit training center, CLIN INF D, 33(6), 2001, pp. E48-E50
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Immunology
Journal title
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
10584838 → ACNP
Volume
33
Issue
6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
E48 - E50
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-4838(20010915)33:6<E48:OOMDAA>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
In January 1996, during an outbreak of meningococcal disease at a Hellenic Air Force recruit center in southern Greece, we collected paired serum spec imens 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 p ositive for recent influenza B infection, confirming previous reports that respiratory tract infection due to influenza is probably a predisposing fac tor for meningococcal disease.