Necrotising fasciitis as atypical presentation of infection with emerging Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W (MenW) clonal complex 11, the Netherlands, March 2017

Anne Russcher; Ewout Fanoy; Ger D. J. van Olden; Antonie D. Graafland; Arie van der Ende; Mirjam J. Knol

doi:https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.23.30549

Necrotising fasciitis as atypical presentation of infection with emerging Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W (MenW) clonal complex 11, the Netherlands, March 2017

Anne Russcher, Ewout Fanoy, Ger D. J. van Olden, Antonie D. Graafland, Arie van der Ende, Mirjam J. Knol

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Abstract

In March 2017, a patient with necrotising fasciitis caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W (MenW) clonal complex 11 was diagnosed in the Netherlands. Unusual and severe presentations of MenW infections are common in the current European epidemic. In the Netherlands, the incidence of MenW infections increased 10-fold, from an average of 0.03 per 100,000 population in 2002-2014 to 0.29 in 2016. Awareness of atypical presentations enables timely adequate treatment and public health action

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	30549--
Journal	Euro surveillance
Volume	22
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.23.30549
Publication status	Published - 2017

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