Fig. 1.
Socio-demografic variables between control group (non-carriers) and carriers of N_ meningitidis in years 2015–2016_
| Socio-demographic variables | Control group (non-carriers n = 807) | Carriers (n = 76) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.0083 | ||
| Mean (SD) | 32.1 (5.3) | 30.4 (4.7) | |
| Range | 21.0–59.0 | 23.0–45.0 | |
| Median | 31.0 | 30.0 | |
| Sex | 0.6490 | ||
| Women | 65 (8.1%) | 5 (6.6%) | |
| Men | 742 (91.9%) | 71 (93.4%) | |
| Place of residence | 0.3318 | ||
| Rural area | 322 (39.9%) | 26 (34.2%) | |
| Urban area | 485 (60.1%) | 50 (65.8%) | |
| Smoking cigarettes | 0.0012 | ||
| Yes | 265 (32.8%) | 39 (51.3%) | |
| No | 542 (67.2%) | 37 (48.7%) | |
| Respiratory tract infection | 0.1106 | ||
| Yes | 61 (7.6%) | 2 (2.6%) | |
| No | 746 (92.4%) | 74 (97.4%) | |
| Military rank | 0.0088 | ||
| Private | 479 (59.4%) | 57 (75.0%) | |
| Non-commissioned officer | 276 (34.2%) | 19 (25.0%) | |
| Officer | 52 (6.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Vaccination | 0.1567 | ||
| Yes | 148 (18.3%) | 9 (11.8%) | |
| No | 659 (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 2015 | Clonal complex 2015 | ST 2016 | Clonal complex 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genogrup B | |||
| 136 | ST-41/44 complex/Lineage 3 | 136 | ST-41/44 complex/Lineage 3 |
| 136 | 136 | ||
| 136 | 136 | ||
| 1097 | 1097 | ||
| 2840 | 2840 | ||
| 11442 | 8107 | ST-213 complex | |
| 1732 | negative | negative | |
| 112 | negative | negative | |
| 973 | negative | negative | |
| 35 | ST-35 complex | 35 | ST-35 complex |
| 35 | negative | negative | |
| 35 | negative | negative | |
| 35 | negative | negative | |
| 162 | ST-162 complex | 162 | ST-162 complex |
| 162 | 4509 | – | |
| 162 | negative | negative | |
| 162 | negative | negative | |
| 11433 | ST-213 complex | 11433 | ST-213 complex |
| 213 | negative | negative | |
| 33 | ST-32 complex | negative | negative |
| 33 | negative | negative | |
| 32 | negative | negative | |
| 11440 | ST-1136 complex | 11440 | ST-1136 complex |
| 2126 | ST-53 complex | 2126 | ST-53 complex |
| 198 | ST-198 complex | 198 | ST-198 complex |
| 1001 | ST-18 complex | 11446 | – |
| 11436 | ST-364 complex | negative | negative |
| 5133 | ST-103 complex | negative | negative |
| 9316 | 9316 | – | |
| 1572 | 1572 | – | |
| 11444 | negative | negative | |
| 11447 | negative | negative | |
| negative | negative | 35 | ST-35 complex |
| negative | negative | 11436 | ST-364 complex |
| negative | negative | 36 | – |
| negative | negative | 12187 | – |
| negative | negative | 9157 | – |
| negative | negative | 12186 | – |
| negative | negative | 120 | – |
| negative | negative | undetermined1 | undetermined1 |
| Genogrup E29 | |||
| 11434 | ST-254 complex | 11434 | ST-254 complex |
| 11438 | 11438 | – | |
| 1138 | ST-60 complex | 1138 | ST-60 complex |
| 11439 | 11439 | – | |
| 11439 | 11439 | – | |
| 11445 | ST-60 complex | negative | negative |
| negative | negative | 1157 | ST-1157 complex |
| negative | negative | 60 | ST-60 complex |
| negative | negative | 11438 | ST-11438 complex |
| Genogrup C | |||
| 2433 | ST-41/44 complex/Lineage 3 | 2433 | ST-41/44 complex/Lineage 3 |
| 2003 | – | 2003 | – |
| 5238 | – | negative | negative |
| 5133 | ST-103 complex | negative | negative |
| negative | negative | 3346 | ST-41/44 complex/Lineage 3 |
| negative | negative | 3346 | |
| negative | negative | 2433 | |
| negative | negative | 8108 | ST-174 complex |
| Genogrup Y | |||
| 767 | ST-167 complex | 767 | ST-167 complex |
| 9316 | – | 9316 | – |
| negative | negative | 767 | ST-167 complex |
| negative | negative | 767 | |
| negative | negative | 3342 | ST-865 compex |
| Genogrup W | |||
| 112 | ST-41/44 complex/Lineage 3 | 112 | ST-41/44 complex/Lineage 3 |
| negative | negative | 22 | ST-22 complex |
| NG | |||
| 9268 | ST-53 complex | 9268 | ST-53 complex |
| 10159 | 53 | ||
| 53 | negative | negative | |
| 1136 | ST-1136 complex | 1136 | ST-1136 complex |
| 1136 | negative | negative | |
| 198 | ST-198 complex | negative | negative |
| 198 | negative | negative | |
| 11441 | ST-364 complex | 11441 | ST-364 complex |
| negative | negative | 4431 | ST-41/44 complex/Lineage 3 |
| negative | negative | 3461 | |
| negative | negative | 9466 | |
| Genogrup B / Genogrup Y2 | |||
| 11437 | ST-41/44 complex/Lineage 3 | 92 | ST-92 complex |