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We have developed a novel Neisseria meningitidis serogroup-specific loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for six of the most common meningococcal serogroups (A, B, C, W, X, and Y).
Dokyung Lee+9 more
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Micromethod for Serogrouping Escherichia coli [PDF]
A micromethod for serogrouping strains of Escherichia coli is described. The method is accurate, rapid, and economical in terms of time and reagents utilized to perform the test.
Patricia Brent, Kenneth L. Vosti
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Background Pneumococcal diseases have a clinical and economic impact on the population. Until this year, a 10-valent pneumococcal vaccine (PCV10) used to be applied in Colombia, which does not contain serotypes 19A, 3, and 6A, the most prevalent in the ...
Jaime E. Ordóñez, Angélica Ordóñez
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Meningococcal disease (meningitis and bloodstream infections) threatens millions of people across the meningitis belt of sub-Saharan Africa. A vaccine introduced in 2010 protects against Africa’s then-most common cause of meningococcal disease, N ...
Adam C. Retchless+13 more
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The Hajj 2019 Vaccine Requirements and Possible New Challenges [PDF]
Each year millions of pilgrims perform the annual Hajj from more than 180 countries around the world. This is one of the largest mass gathering events and may result in the occurrence and spread of infectious diseases.
Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A., Memish, Ziad A.
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Salmonellosis in lambing ewes with associated human infection
Abstract Salmonellosis in sheep is an infrequent diagnosis, but outbreaks do occur with abortion, diarrhoea and death possible sequelae. In this case, affecting a flock of 4000 ewes, Salmonella typhimurium definitive phage type 104 was isolated from clinical cases and a variety of environmental samples taken from the farm.
Joseph W. Angell+2 more
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Increase in Meningococcal Serogroup W Disease, Victoria, Australia, 2013–2015
In Victoria, Australia, invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W increased from 4% of all cases in 2013 to 30% in 2015.
K. Carville+7 more
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Evaluation of commercial antisera for Shigella serogrouping [PDF]
Shigella serogrouping antisera from six companies (Becton Dickinson, Denka, Difco, Murex, Roach, and Sanofi-Pasteur) intended for the slide agglutination test and those of the Wellcolex Colour Shigella latex agglutination test were evaluated to identify quality products for Shigella identification.
D Woodward+5 more
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Determination of Vibrio cholerae affiliation to one or another serogroup may meet some difficulties in cases of atypical agglutination with diagnostic cholera sera.
O. A. Podoinitsyna+5 more
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Detailed evaluation of data analysis tools for subtyping of bacterial isolates based on whole genome sequencing : Neisseria meningitidis as a proof of concept [PDF]
Whole genome sequencing is increasingly recognized as the most informative approach for characterization of bacterial isolates. Success of the routine use of this technology in public health laboratories depends on the availability of well-characterized ...
Bertrand, Sophie+5 more
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