Castiñeiras TMPP, Barroso DE, Marsh JW, Tulenko MM, Krauland MG, Rebelo MC, Harrison LH. Capsular switching in invasive Neisseria meningitidis, Brazil(1).
Emerg Infect Dis 2013;
18:1336-8. [PMID:
22840713 PMCID:
PMC3414017 DOI:
10.3201/eid1808.111344]
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Abstract
During the 1990s, an epidemic of B:4 Neisseria meningitidis infections affected Brazil. Subsequent increase in C:4 disease suggested B→C capsular switching. This study identified B→C switches within the sequence type 32 complex. Substantial disease related to capsular switching emphasizes the need for surveillance of circulating meningococcal strains to optimize disease control.
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