TABLE 1.

Clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of seven Neisseria meningitidis W135 isolates in Turkey^a

Isolate	Patient age (yr)	Site of isolation	Date isolatedb	Place isolated	Relation of patient to other patient(s)	Travel history	Clinical disease	PFGE type	Sequence type	porA	porB
Nm118	20	CSF	03/26/2003	Downtown Ankara	No	No	Meningitis	Turkey	ST-2754	P1.5,2	porB2-86
Nm120	6	CSF	03/18/2004	Sihhiye, Ankara	No	No	Meningitis	ET-37	ST-11	P1.5,2	porB2-2
Nm119	21	CSF	03/24/2004	Downtown Ankara	No	No	Meningitis	ET-37	ST-11	P1.5,2	porB2-2
Nm121	21	Blood	03/24/2004	Downtown Ankara	No	No	Meningitis	ET-37	ST-11	P1.5,2	porB2-2
Nm124	7	CSF	05/16/2004	Sihhiye, Ankara	No	No	Meningitis	Turkey	ST-185	P1.5,2	porB2-86
Nm123	20	Throat	08/12/2004	Balgat, Ankara	Yesc	No	Asymptomatic	ET-37	ST-11	P1.5,2	porB2-2
Nm122	21	Throat	08/12/2004	Balgat, Ankara	Yesc	No	Asymptomatic	ET-37	ST-11	P1.5,2	porB2-2

^aAll six individuals were male, and Nm118 was the first index case. Isolates Nm119 and Nm121 were recovered from the same patient.

^bGiven as month/day/year.

^cThese two cases served in the same military unit.