Molecular surveillance of Neisseria meningitidis capsular switching in Portugal, 2002-2006.

doi:10.1017/S0950268808001106

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Molecular surveillance of Neisseria meningitidis capsular switching in Portugal, 2002-2006.

Epidemiology and infection - 1 Feb 2009

Simões M J, Cunha M, Almeida F, Furtado C, Brum L

Abstract excerpt

Neisseria meningitidis capsular switching has been reported in several countries. In order to establish the genetic relationship within group B and C strains expressing subtypes 2a or 2b, and to evaluate whether C to B capsular switching occurred in Portugal, 64 meningococci (56 serogroup C and 8 serogroup B) isolated from invasive meningococcal disease were typed using molecular methods. The studied phenotypes,...

Topics

Antigenic Variation
Bacterial Capsules
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Cluster Analysis
DNA Fingerprinting
DNA, Bacterial
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Genotype
Humans
Meningococcal Infections
Neisseria meningitidis
Portugal
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Serotyping

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PMID: 18667108
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268808001106

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