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Evaluation of Neisseria meningitidis Carriage with the Analysis of Serogroups, Genogroups and Clonal Complexes among Polish Soldiers

KRZYSZTOF KORZENIEWSKI
KRZYSZTOF KORZENIEWSKI
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MONIKA KONIOR
MONIKA KONIOR
   | Dec 10, 2018
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Article Category: original-paper
Published Online: Dec 10, 2018
Page range: 493 - 500
Received: Aug 08, 2018
Accepted: Sep 24, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/pjm-2018-058
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© 2018 Krzysztof Korzeniewski and Monika Konior et al., published by Sciendo
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Fig. 1.

Percentage distribution of N. meningitidis genogroups among Polish soldiers tested in years 2015–2016.
Percentage distribution of N. meningitidis genogroups among Polish soldiers tested in years 2015–2016.

Socio-demografic variables between control group (non-carriers) and carriers of N. meningitidis in years 2015–2016.

Socio-demographic variablesControl group (non-carriers n = 807)Carriers (n = 76)p-value
Age0.0083
Mean (SD)32.1 (5.3)30.4 (4.7)
Range21.0–59.023.0–45.0
Median31.030.0
Sex0.6490
Women65 (8.1%)5 (6.6%)
Men742 (91.9%)71 (93.4%)
Place of residence0.3318
Rural area322 (39.9%)26 (34.2%)
Urban area485 (60.1%)50 (65.8%)
Smoking cigarettes0.0012
Yes265 (32.8%)39 (51.3%)
No542 (67.2%)37 (48.7%)
Respiratory tract infection0.1106
Yes61 (7.6%)2 (2.6%)
No746 (92.4%)74 (97.4%)
Military rank0.0088
Private479 (59.4%)57 (75.0%)
Non-commissioned officer276 (34.2%)19 (25.0%)
Officer52 (6.4%)0 (0.0%)
Vaccination0.1567
Yes148 (18.3%)9 (11.8%)
No659 (81.7%)67 (88.2%)

Distribution of sequence types (ST), clonal complexes and genogroups of the N. meningitidis isolates tested in years 2015–2016.

ST 2015Clonal complex 2015ST 2016Clonal complex 2016
Genogrup B
136ST-41/44 complex/Lineage 3136ST-41/44 complex/Lineage 3
136136
136136
10971097
28402840
114428107ST-213 complex
1732negativenegative
112negativenegative
973negativenegative
35ST-35 complex35ST-35 complex
35negativenegative
35negativenegative
35negativenegative
162ST-162 complex162ST-162 complex
1624509–
162negativenegative
162negativenegative
11433ST-213 complex11433ST-213 complex
213negativenegative
33ST-32 complexnegativenegative
33negativenegative
32negativenegative
11440ST-1136 complex11440ST-1136 complex
2126ST-53 complex2126ST-53 complex
198ST-198 complex198ST-198 complex
1001ST-18 complex11446–
11436ST-364 complexnegativenegative
5133ST-103 complexnegativenegative
93169316–
15721572–
11444negativenegative
11447negativenegative
negativenegative35ST-35 complex
negativenegative11436ST-364 complex
negativenegative36–
negativenegative12187–
negativenegative9157–
negativenegative12186–
negativenegative120–
negativenegativeundetermined1undetermined1
Genogrup E29
11434ST-254 complex11434ST-254 complex
1143811438–
1138ST-60 complex1138ST-60 complex
1143911439–
1143911439–
11445ST-60 complexnegativenegative
negativenegative1157ST-1157 complex
negativenegative60ST-60 complex
negativenegative11438ST-11438 complex
Genogrup C
2433ST-41/44 complex/Lineage 32433ST-41/44 complex/Lineage 3
2003–2003–
5238–negativenegative
5133ST-103 complexnegativenegative
negativenegative3346ST-41/44 complex/Lineage 3
negativenegative3346
negativenegative2433
negativenegative8108ST-174 complex
Genogrup Y
767ST-167 complex767ST-167 complex
9316–9316–
negativenegative767ST-167 complex
negativenegative767
negativenegative3342ST-865 compex
Genogrup W
112ST-41/44 complex/Lineage 3112ST-41/44 complex/Lineage 3
negativenegative22ST-22 complex
NG
9268ST-53 complex9268ST-53 complex
1015953
53negativenegative
1136ST-1136 complex1136ST-1136 complex
1136negativenegative
198ST-198 complexnegativenegative
198negativenegative
11441ST-364 complex11441ST-364 complex
negativenegative4431ST-41/44 complex/Lineage 3
negativenegative3461
negativenegative9466
Genogrup B / Genogrup Y2
11437ST-41/44 complex/Lineage 392ST-92 complex
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