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Genetic and antigenic characterization of Canadian invasive Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C (MenC) case isolates in the post-MenC conjugate vaccine era, 2009-2013.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Feb 2015
Tsang Raymond S W, Hoang Linda, Tyrrell Gregory, Horsman Greg, Wylie John, Jamieson Frances B, Lefebvre Brigitte, Taha Muhamed-Kheir
Abstract excerpt
We previously reported a shift in the electrophoretic type (ET) of invasive MenC in Canada from predominantly ET-15 to ET-37 in the post-MenC conjugate vaccine period. This study sought to confirm this trend by examining all culture-confirmed invasive MenC case isolates in Canada in the period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2013. Of the 50 MenC isolates, 18 belonged to ET-15, 28 belonged to ET-37 (but not...
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