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Detection of Neisseria meningitidis in saliva and oropharyngeal samples from college students.

Scientific reports - 30 Nov 2021

Miellet Willem R, Mariman Rob, Pluister Gerlinde, de Jong Lieke J, Grift Ivo, Wijkstra Stijn, van Logchem Elske M, van Veldhuizen Janieke, Immink Marie-Monique, Wijmenga-Monsuur Alienke J, Rots Nynke Y, Sanders Elisabeth A M, Bosch Thijs, Trzciński Krzysztof

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Carriage of Neisseria meningitidis is an accepted endpoint in monitoring meningococcal vaccines effects. We have assessed N. meningitidis and vaccine-type genogroup carriage prevalence in college students at the time of MenACWY vaccine introduction in the Netherlands, and evaluated the feasibility of saliva sampling for the surveillance of carriage. For this, paired saliva and oropharyngeal samples collected from...

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PMID: 34848796
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02555-x
PMCID: PMC8632920

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