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- Helen Campbell1, Sydel R Parikh1, Ray Borrow2, Ed Kaczmarski2, Mary E Ramsay1, Shamez N Ladhani1,3
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View Affiliations Hide AffiliationsAffiliations: 1 Immunisation Department, Public Health England, London United Kingdom 2 Meningococcal Reference Unit, Public Health England, Manchester United Kingdom 3 St. George’s University of London, United KingdomCorrespondence:Sydel R. Parikhsydel.parikh phe.gov.uk
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Citation style for this article: Campbell Helen, Parikh Sydel R, Borrow Ray, Kaczmarski Ed, Ramsay Mary E, Ladhani Shamez N. Presentation with gastrointestinal symptoms and high case fatality associated with group W meningococcal disease (MenW) in teenagers, England, July 2015 to January 2016. Euro Surveill. 2016;21(12):pii=30175. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.12.30175 Received: 04 Mar 2016; Accepted: 24 Mar 2016
Presentation with gastrointestinal symptoms and high case fatality associated with group W meningococcal disease (MenW) in teenagers, England, July 2015 to January 2016
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Atypical clinical presentations associated with group W meningococcal disease (MenW) are well-described and include pneumonia, septic arthritis, endocarditis and epiglottitis/supraglottitis. Following anecdotal reports of teenagers presenting with predominantly gastrointestinal symptoms, we undertook a case review of MenW cases in 15 to 19 year-olds diagnosed in England between July 2015 and January 2016. Of the 15 cases, seven presented with a short history of nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea; five of these seven cases died within 24 hours of presentation to hospital.
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Presentation with gastrointestinal symptoms and high case fatality associated with group W meningococcal disease (MenW) in teenagers, England, July 2015 to January 2016
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Presentation with gastrointestinal symptoms and high case fatality associated with group W meningococcal disease (MenW) in teenagers, England, July 2015 to January 2016.
<a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2016;21(12):pii=30175.
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<span class="generated">Received</span>: 04 Mar 2016;
<span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 24 Mar 2016
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