Neisseria meningitidis C:2b:P1.2,5 with intermediate resistance to penicillin, Portugal

Manuela Caniça; Ricardo Dias; Eugénia Ferreira; Meningococci Study Group

doi:10.3201/eid1003.030357

Neisseria meningitidis C:2b:P1.2,5 with intermediate resistance to penicillin, Portugal

Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Mar;10(3):526-9. doi: 10.3201/eid1003.030357.

Authors

Manuela Caniça¹, Ricardo Dias, Eugénia Ferreira; Meningococci Study Group

Affiliation

¹ Antibiotic Resistance Unit, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Av. Padro Cruz, 1649-016 Lisbon, Portugal. [email protected]

Abstract

For 1 year, serogroup, serotype, serosubtype, and penicillin susceptibility of meningococci circulating in various regions in Portugal were evaluated. Most frequent phenotypes were B:4:P1.15 (13.4%) and C:2b:P1.2,5 (75.9%), which are also common in Spain. Overall, 27.5% of C:2b:P1.2,5 strains showed intermediate resistance to penicillin. Laboratory-based surveillance of meningococcal infection in Portugal provides important information to assess the adequacy of public health measures.

Publication types

Multicenter Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup C / classification*
Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup C / drug effects
Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup C / genetics
Penicillin Resistance*
Phenotype
Portugal
Serotyping