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ReviewEmerging infectious diseases2023

Detection of Novel US Neisseria meningitidis Urethritis Clade Subtypes in Japan.

Hideyuki Takahashi, Masatomo Morita, Mitsuru Yasuda, Yuki Ohama, Yoshitomo Kobori, Munekado Kojima, Ken Shimuta, Yukihiro Akeda, Makoto Ohnishi

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Review in Emerging infectious diseases, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Hideyuki Takahashi
Masatomo Morita
Mitsuru Yasuda
Yuki Ohama
Yoshitomo Kobori
Munekado Kojima
Ken Shimuta
Yukihiro Akeda
Makoto Ohnishi

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neisseria meningitidis causes invasive meningococcal diseases and has also been identified as a causative agent of sexually transmitted infections, including urethritis. Unencapsulated sequence type 11 meningococci containing the gonococcal aniA-norB locus and belonging to the United States N. meningitidis urethritis clade (US_NmUC) are causative agents of urethral infections in the United States, predominantly among men who have sex with men. We identified 2 subtypes of unencapsulated sequence type 11 meningococci in Japan that were phylogenetically close to US_NmUC, designated as the Japan N. meningitidis urethritis clade (J_NmUC). The subtypes were characterized by PCR, serologic testing, and whole-genome sequencing. Our study suggests that an ancestor of US_NmUC and J_NmUS urethritis-associated meningococci is disseminated worldwide. Global monitoring of urethritis-associated N. meningitidis isolates should be performed to further characterize microbiologic and epidemiologic characteristics of urethritis clade meningococci.

Indexed as

Meningococcal InfectionsNeisseria meningitidisSexual and Gender MinoritiesUrethritisHomosexuality, MaleHumansJapanMaleUnited Statesbacteriainvasive meningococcal diseasesJapanmeningitis/encephalitismeningococciNeisseria meningitidisphylogenetic analysisserogroupsexually transmitted infectionsurethritisurethritis cladewhole-genome sequencing

Identifiers

PMID37877502
PMCPMC10617353
OpenAlexW4387833891

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