Capsule Switching among C:2b:P1.2,5 Meningococcal Epidemic Strains after Mass Immunization Campaign, Spain

A mass immunization campaign for 18-month to 19-year-olds was undertaken in Spain in 1996–1997 because of an epidemic of serogroup C meningococcal disease associated with a C:2b:P1.2,5 strain belonging to the A4 lineage. Surveillance for the “capsule-switching” phenomenon producing B:2b:P1.2,5 isola...

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Autores principales: Alcalá, Belén, Arreaza, Luisa, Salcedo, Celia, Uría, María J., De La Fuente, Laura, Vázquez, Julio A.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2738524/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12498676
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0812.020081
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author Alcalá, Belén
Arreaza, Luisa
Salcedo, Celia
Uría, María J.
De La Fuente, Laura
Vázquez, Julio A.
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Arreaza, Luisa
Salcedo, Celia
Uría, María J.
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Vázquez, Julio A.
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description A mass immunization campaign for 18-month to 19-year-olds was undertaken in Spain in 1996–1997 because of an epidemic of serogroup C meningococcal disease associated with a C:2b:P1.2,5 strain belonging to the A4 lineage. Surveillance for the “capsule-switching” phenomenon producing B:2b:P1.2,5 isolates was undertaken. Of 2,975 meningococci characterized, B:2b:P1.2,5 and B:2b:P1.2 antigenic combinations were found in 18 isolates; 15 meningococci were defined as serogroup B belonging to the A4 lineage.
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spelling pubmed-27385242009-09-16 Capsule Switching among C:2b:P1.2,5 Meningococcal Epidemic Strains after Mass Immunization Campaign, Spain Alcalá, Belén Arreaza, Luisa Salcedo, Celia Uría, María J. De La Fuente, Laura Vázquez, Julio A. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch A mass immunization campaign for 18-month to 19-year-olds was undertaken in Spain in 1996–1997 because of an epidemic of serogroup C meningococcal disease associated with a C:2b:P1.2,5 strain belonging to the A4 lineage. Surveillance for the “capsule-switching” phenomenon producing B:2b:P1.2,5 isolates was undertaken. Of 2,975 meningococci characterized, B:2b:P1.2,5 and B:2b:P1.2 antigenic combinations were found in 18 isolates; 15 meningococci were defined as serogroup B belonging to the A4 lineage. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-12 /pmc/articles/PMC2738524/ /pubmed/12498676 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0812.020081 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Dispatch
Alcalá, Belén
Arreaza, Luisa
Salcedo, Celia
Uría, María J.
De La Fuente, Laura
Vázquez, Julio A.
Capsule Switching among C:2b:P1.2,5 Meningococcal Epidemic Strains after Mass Immunization Campaign, Spain
title Capsule Switching among C:2b:P1.2,5 Meningococcal Epidemic Strains after Mass Immunization Campaign, Spain
title_full Capsule Switching among C:2b:P1.2,5 Meningococcal Epidemic Strains after Mass Immunization Campaign, Spain
title_fullStr Capsule Switching among C:2b:P1.2,5 Meningococcal Epidemic Strains after Mass Immunization Campaign, Spain
title_full_unstemmed Capsule Switching among C:2b:P1.2,5 Meningococcal Epidemic Strains after Mass Immunization Campaign, Spain
title_short Capsule Switching among C:2b:P1.2,5 Meningococcal Epidemic Strains after Mass Immunization Campaign, Spain
title_sort capsule switching among c:2b:p1.2,5 meningococcal epidemic strains after mass immunization campaign, spain
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2738524/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12498676
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0812.020081
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