Meningococcal serogroup B outbreak response University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Unlabelled: A meningococcal serogroup B (MenB) outbreak at a large public university prompted an emergency response to immunize undergraduates.

Objective: To report on a successful meningococcal serogroup B (MenB) vaccine clinic response at a large public university.

Methods: We assembled the team leaders to write this case report.

Meningococcal disease incidence and mortality in Wisconsin, 1993-2002.

Neisseria meningitidis is a major cause of sepsis and meningitis in children and young adults in the United States. To examine recent epidemiologic features of meningococcal disease in Wisconsin, we evaluated Wisconsin case surveillance data collected during 1993-2002. Surveillance data for cases with onsets during this time were analyzed; statistical trends were assessed.

Multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infection linked to delicatessen turkey meat.

Background: Despite a decreasing incidence of listeriosis in the United States, molecular subtyping has increased the number of recognized outbreaks. In September 2000, the New York City Department of Health identified a cluster of infections caused by Listeria monocytogenes isolates with identical molecular subtypes by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and ribotyping.

Methods: To determine the magnitude of the outbreak and identify risk factors for infection, we notified state health departments and conducted a case-control study.

Antibiotic susceptibility of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae in Wisconsin, 1999.

Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of community acquired infections in the United States, and rates of antibiotic resistance have increased dramatically in the past decade. Statewide rates of pneumococcal resistance to penicillin and other antibiotics have not been previously reported in Wisconsin. To determine these rates, we assessed invasive pneumococcal isolates for reduced susceptibility to nine different antibiotics.