Usefulness of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis in Tracking Two Outbreaks of Invasive Meningococcal Disease Serogroup C in British Columbia
Two major outbreaks of invasive meningococcal disease serogroup C (IMD-C) were identified in British Columbia between 2000 and 2004. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and porA gene sequencing of all retained IMD-C isolates were used to assess correlations between genotypes and epidemiological...
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Main Authors: | Grahame Quan, Mark Gilbert, Samara T David, Tazim Rahim, Kathy Adie, Carol Shaw, Alan McNabb, Judy Isaac-Renton, David M Patrick |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2007-01-01
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Series: | Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/295973 |
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