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Detection and genotyping of meningococci using a nested PCR approach Free

Abstract

An effective vaccine against serogroup B is required. Outer-membrane protein vaccines have been developed, which may provide protection against common circulating serotypes and serosubtypes in some countries. However, limited genosubtyping data are available because most laboratories use mAbs directed against a limited number of specific serotypes and serosubtypes and laboratories do not genosubtype directly from body fluids due to the lack of a sensitive PCR method. A nested PCR was therefore developed that enables the amplification of the gene directly from clinical samples and has the required sensitivity for nucleotide sequencing of the three main variable regions, VR1, VR2 and VR3. Data were compared with those from culture-based nucleotide sequencing, and the use of this method increased the availability of genosubtype information by 45 %, thereby indicating the impact that this methodology has on the data provided and the implications for vaccine design.

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Detection and genotyping of meningococci using a nested PCR approach
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