Space-time cluster analysis of invasive meningococcal disease

Christian J.P.A. Hoebe; Hester De Melker; Lodewijk Spanjaard; Jacob Dankert; Nico Nagelkerke

doi:10.3201/eid1009.030992

Space-time cluster analysis of invasive meningococcal disease

Christian J.P.A. Hoebe, Hester De Melker, Lodewijk Spanjaard, Jacob Dankert, Nico Nagelkerke

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Clusters are recognized when meningococcal cases of the same phenotypic strain (markers: serogroup, serotype, and subtype) occur in spatial and temporal proximity. The incidence of such clusters was compared to the incidence that would be expected by chance by using space-time nearest-neighbor analysis of 4,887 confirmed invasive meningococcal cases identified in the 9-year surveillance period 1993-2001 in the Netherlands. Clustering beyond chance only occurred among the closest neighboring cases (comparable to secondary cases) and was small (3.1%, 95% confidence interval 2.1%-4.1%).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1621-1626
Number of pages	6
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	10
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1009.030992
Publication status	Published - Sept 2004
Externally published	Yes

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Epidemiology
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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