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Yan L, Tang C, Cai Y, Nong J, Zhang K, Zhu L, Wang P, Wu L, Zhao F, Hu S. Ultra-efficient multiple cross displacement amplification-lateral flow biosensor (MCDA-LFB) for serogroup identification of prevalent Neisseria meningitidis. Anal Biochem 2022; 654:114740. [PMID: 35623396 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2022.114740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis remains a major global public health concern. Serogroup A, B, C and W135 were the major disease-causing serogroups. It is vital to timely and efficiently detect and differentiate these four serogroups. Herein, we developed multiple cross displacement amplification-lateral flow biosensor (MCDA-LFB) assays targeting ctrA, sacB, siaD, siaD and synG gene respectively for detection and subtyping of four N. meningitidis serogroups. This assay utilizes LFB to detect FITC and biotin-labeled target amplicons produced by MCDA through double antibody sandwich principle, to allow sensitive and specific detection under a constant temperature. The detection limit was as low as 10 fg or 100 fg genomic DNA in pure cultures and 5.5 CFUs or 36 CFUs in spiked cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens, which were overall 100 to 1000-fold more sensitive than conventional PCR. High specificity of these assays was also validated through type strains and clinical isolates, with no cross-reactions. MCDA-LFB testing procedure can be finished within 1 h. In conclusion, the N. meningitidis- and serogroup-MCDA-LFB assays established in this study are simple, rapid and efficient, providing valuable molecular methods for diagnosis and surveillance of meningococcal disease, especially in resource-limited regions and when specimen culture fails.
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- Linlin Yan
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University Shougang Hospital, Beijing, 100144, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Peking University Shougang Hospital, Beijing, 100144, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University Shougang Hospital, Beijing, 100144, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University Shougang Hospital, Beijing, 100144, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University Shougang Hospital, Beijing, 100144, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University Shougang Hospital, Beijing, 100144, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University Shougang Hospital, Beijing, 100144, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University Shougang Hospital, Beijing, 100144, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University Shougang Hospital, Beijing, 100144, China.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University Shougang Hospital, Beijing, 100144, China.
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Yang Z, Ren X, Davies H, Wood T, Lopez L, Sherwood J, Tiong A, Carter PE. Genomic Surveillance of a Globally Circulating Distinct Group W Clonal Complex 11 Meningococcal Variant, New Zealand, 2013-2018. Emerg Infect Dis 2021; 27:1087-1097. [PMID: 33754994 PMCID: PMC8007299 DOI: 10.3201/eid2704.191716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Genomic surveillance is an essential part of effective disease control, enabling identification of emerging and expanding strains and monitoring of subsequent interventions. Whole-genome sequencing was used to analyze the genomic diversity of all Neisseria meningitidis isolates submitted to the New Zealand Meningococcal Reference Laboratory during 2013–2018. Of the 347 isolates submitted for whole-genome sequencing, we identified 68 sequence types belonging to 18 clonal complexes (CC). The predominant CC was CC41/44; next in predominance was CC11. Comparison of the 45 New Zealand group W CC11 isolates with worldwide representatives of group W CC11 isolates revealed that the original UK strain, the 2013 UK strain, and a distinctive variant (the 2015 strain) were causing invasive group W meningococcal disease in New Zealand. The 2015 strain also demonstrated increased resistance to penicillin and has been circulating in Canada and several countries in Europe, highlighting that close monitoring is needed to prevent future outbreaks around the world.
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Drew RJ, Bennett D, O'Donnell S, Mulhall R, Cunney R. Risk factors for carriage of meningococcus in third-level students in Ireland: an unsupervised machine learning approach. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2021; 17:3702-3709. [PMID: 34165378 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1940651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to examine the risk factors for pharyngeal carriage of meningococci in third-level students using an unsupervised machine learning approach. Data were gathered as part of meningococcal prevalence studies conducted by the Irish Meningitis and Sepsis Reference Laboratory (IMSRL). Pharyngeal swab cultures for meningococcal carriage were taken from each student once they had completed a single-page anonymous questionnaire addressing basic demographics, social behaviors, living arrangements, vaccination, and antibiotic history. Data were analyzed using multiple correspondence analysis through a machine learning approach.In total, 16,285 students who had a pharyngeal throat swab taken returned a fully completed questionnaire. Overall, meningococcal carriage rate was 20.6%, and the carriage of MenW was 1.9% (n = 323). Young Irish adults aged under 20 years and immunized with the meningococcal C vaccine had a higher MenW colonization rate (n = 171/1260, 13.5%) compared with non-Irish adults aged 20 years or older without the MenC vaccine (n = 5/81, 6%, chi-square = 3.6, p = .05). Unsupervised machine learning provides a useful technique to explore meningococcal carriage risk factors. The issue is very complex, and asked risk factors only explain a small proportion of the carriage. This technique could be used on other conditions to explore reasons for carriage.
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- Richard J Drew
- Irish Meningitis and Sepsis Reference Laboratory, Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street, Dublin, Ireland.,Clinical Innovation Unit, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.,Department of Clinical Microbiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Irish Meningitis and Sepsis Reference Laboratory, Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street, Dublin, Ireland
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- Irish Meningitis and Sepsis Reference Laboratory, Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street, Dublin, Ireland
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- Irish Meningitis and Sepsis Reference Laboratory, Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street, Dublin, Ireland
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- Irish Meningitis and Sepsis Reference Laboratory, Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street, Dublin, Ireland.,Department of Clinical Microbiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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Bennett DE, Meyler KL, Cafferkey MT, Cunney RJ. Antibiotic susceptibility and molecular analysis of invasive Neisseria meningitidis recovered in the Republic of Ireland, 1996 to 2016. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2021; 40:1127-1136. [PMID: 33403566 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-020-04114-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This study examined the antimicrobial susceptibility of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD)-associated Neisseria meningitidis recovered in the Republic of Ireland between 1996 and 2016. In total, 1359 isolates representing over one-third of all laboratory-confirmed cases of IMD diagnosed each epidemiological year (EY; July 1-June 30) were analysed. All isolates were susceptible to ciprofloxacin, rifampicin and cefotaxime and 74% and 87% were susceptible to sulphonamide and penicillin, respectively. The proportion of isolates exhibiting reduced susceptibility to penicillin increased significantly during the study with no evidence of major clonal expansion or horizontal spread of a specific penA allele. Greater diversity observed among recently recovered meningococci and specifically among isolates exhibiting reduced penicillin susceptibility contributed to the overall increase in penA allele diversity throughout. The emergence and dissemination of strains with phenotypic and genotypic reduced susceptibility to penicillin increase the need for continued surveillance of antimicrobial susceptibility of meningococci in the Republic of Ireland especially in view of the recommendation of penicillin G as empiric treatment of choice for pre-hospital management.
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- Désirée E Bennett
- Irish Meningitis and Sepsis Reference Laboratory, Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street, Dublin, Ireland.
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- Irish Meningitis and Sepsis Reference Laboratory, Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street, Dublin, Ireland
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- Irish Meningitis and Sepsis Reference Laboratory, Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Microbiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Irish Meningitis and Sepsis Reference Laboratory, Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Children's Health Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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Epidemiology of two decades of invasive meningococcal disease in the Republic of Ireland: an analysis of national surveillance data on laboratory-confirmed cases from 1996 to 2016. Epidemiol Infect 2020; 147:e142. [PMID: 30869045 PMCID: PMC6518514 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268819000396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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We examined the epidemiology of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in the Republic of Ireland (ROI) between epidemiological year (EY) 1996/1997 and EY2015/2016. Over the 20 EYs, 3707 cases were reported with annual incidence rates per 100 000 peaking at 11.6 in EY1999/2000, decreasing significantly to 1.5 in EY2015/2016. The highest disease burden was in infants and children <5, whereas adults aged ⩾65 years experienced the highest case fatality ratio (CFR) of 15.7% but over the study period the median annual CFR remained low (4.4%). Meningococcal serogroup B (menB) dominated (78%), followed by menC (17%), menW (1%) and menY (1%). The incidence of menC IMD declined significantly in all age groups after menC vaccine introduction in 2000. MenB incidence also declined over the 20 EYs with decreasing trends in all age groups under 65, including an almost 50% decrease in infants over the final four EYs. IMD incidence in the ROI has declined, partly attributable to menC vaccination success, coupled with a spontaneous decline in menB. However, recent gradual increases in non-menB IMD and the introduction of vaccines targeting menB demand continued detailed surveillance to accurately monitor trends and to assess vaccine impact.
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Bennett DE, Meyler KL, Cafferkey MT, Cunney RJ. Diversity of meningococci associated with invasive meningococcal disease in the Republic of Ireland over a 19 year period, 1996-2015. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0228629. [PMID: 32053601 PMCID: PMC7018037 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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This study examined the capsular phenotype and genotype of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD)-associated Neisseria meningitidis recovered in the Republic of Ireland (RoI) between 1996 and 2015. This time period encompasses both pre- (when IMD was hyperendemic in the RoI) and post- meningococcal serogroup C conjugate (MCC) vaccine introduction. In total, 1327 isolates representing over one-third of all laboratory-confirmed cases of IMD diagnosed each epidemiological year (EY), were characterised. Serogroups B (menB) and C (menC) predominated throughout, although their relative abundance changed; with an initial increase in the proportion of menC in the late 1990s followed by their dramatic reduction post-MCC vaccine implementation and a concomitant dominance of menB, despite an overall decline in IMD incidence. While the increase in menC was associated with expansion of specific clonal-complexes (cc), cc11 and cc8; the dominance of menB was not. There was considerable variation in menB-associated cc with declines in cc41/44 and cc32, and increases in cc269 and cc461, contributing to a significant increase in the clonal diversity of menB isolates over the study. This increase in diversity was also displayed among the serosubtyping data, with significant declines in proportions of menB isolates expressing p1.4 and p1.15 antigens. These data highlight the changing diversity of IMD-associated meningococci since 1996 in the RoI and emphasise the need for on-going surveillance particularly in view of the recent introduction of a menB vaccine.
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- Désirée E. Bennett
- Irish Meningitis and Sepsis Reference Laboratory, Children’s Health Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Irish Meningitis and Sepsis Reference Laboratory, Children’s Health Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Irish Meningitis and Sepsis Reference Laboratory, Children’s Health Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Microbiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Irish Meningitis and Sepsis Reference Laboratory, Children’s Health Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Microbiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Children’s Health Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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Mulhall RM, Bennett DE, Bratcher HB, Jolley KA, Bray JE, O’Lorcain PP, Cotter SM, Maiden MCJ, Cunney RJ. cgMLST characterisation of invasive Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C and W strains associated with increasing disease incidence in the Republic of Ireland. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0216771. [PMID: 31141820 PMCID: PMC6541471 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION AND AIMS Since 2013 MenC and MenW disease incidence and associated mortality rates have increased in the Republic of Ireland. From 2002/2003 to 2012/2013, the average annual MenC incidence was 0.08/100,000, which increased to 0.34/100,000 during 2013/2014 to 2017/18, peaking in 2016/17 (0.72/100,000) with an associated case fatality rate (CFR) of 14.7%. MenW disease incidence has increased each year from 0.02/100,000 in 2013/2014, to 0.29/100,000 in 2017/18, with an associated CFR of 28.6%. We aimed to characterise and relate recent MenC isolates to the previously prevalent MenC:cc11 ET-15 clones, and also characterise and relate recent MenW isolates to the novel 'Hajj' clones. METHODS Using WGS we characterised invasive (n = 74, 1997/98 to 2016/17) and carried (n = 16, 2016/17) MenC isolates, and invasive (n = 18, 2010/11 to 2016/17) and carried (n = 15, 2016/17) MenW isolates. Genomes were assembled using VelvethOptimiser and stored on the PubMLST Neisseria Bacterial Isolate Genome Sequence Database. Isolates were compared using the cgMLST approach. RESULTS Most MenC and MenW isolates identified were cc11. A single MenC:cc11 sub-lineage contained the majority (68%, n = 19/28) of recent MenC:cc11 disease isolates and all carried MenC:cc11 isolates, which were interspersed and distinct from the historically significant ET-15 clones. MenW:cc11 study isolates clustered among international examples of both the original UK 2009 MenW:cc11, and novel 2013 MenW:cc11clones. CONCLUSIONS We have shown that the majority of recent MenC disease incidence was caused by strain types distinct from the MenC:cc11 ET-15 clone of the late 1990s, which still circulate but have caused only sporadic disease in recent years. We have identified that the same aggressive MenW clone now established in several other European countries, is endemic in the RoI and responsible for the recent MenW incidence increases. This data informed the National immunisation Advisory Committee, who are currently deliberating a vaccine policy change to protect teenagers.
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- Robert M. Mulhall
- Irish Meningitis and Sepsis Reference Laboratory, Temple Street Children’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Irish Meningitis and Sepsis Reference Laboratory, Temple Street Children’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom
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- Irish Meningitis and Sepsis Reference Laboratory, Temple Street Children’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Microbiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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Diallo K, Coulibaly MD, Rebbetts LS, Harrison OB, Lucidarme J, Gamougam K, Tekletsion YK, Bugri A, Toure A, Issaka B, Dieng M, Trotter C, Collard JM, Sow SO, Wang X, Mayer LW, Borrow R, Greenwood BM, Maiden MCJ, Manigart O, for the MenAfriCar Consortium. Development of a PCR algorithm to detect and characterize Neisseria meningitidis carriage isolates in the African meningitis belt. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0206453. [PMID: 30517103 PMCID: PMC6281270 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 10/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Improved methods for the detection and characterization of carried Neisseria meningitidis isolates are needed. We evaluated a multiplex PCR algorithm for the detection of a variety of carriage strains in the meningitis belt. To further improve the sensitivity and specificity of the existing PCR assays, primers for gel-based PCR assays (sodC, H, Z) and primers/probe for real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) assays (porA, cnl, sodC, H, E, Z) were modified or created using Primer Express software. Optimized multiplex PCR assays were tested on 247 well-characterised carriage isolates from six countries of the African meningitis belt. The PCR algorithm developed enabled the detection of N. meningitidis species using gel-based and real-time multiplex PCR targeting porA, sodC, cnl and characterization of capsule genes through sequential multiplex PCR assays for genogroups (A, W, X, then B, C, Y and finally H, E and Z). Targeting both porA and sodC genes together allowed the detection of meningococci with a sensitivity of 96% and 89% and a specificity of 78% and 67%, for qPCR and gel-based PCR respectively. The sensitivity and specificity ranges for capsular genogrouping of N. meningitidis are 67% - 100% and 98%-100% respectively for gel-based PCR and 90%-100% and 99%-100% for qPCR. We developed a PCR algorithm that allows simple, rapid and systematic detection and characterisation of most major and minor N. meningitidis capsular groups, including uncommon capsular groups (H, E, Z).
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- Kanny Diallo
- Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins (CVD), Bamako, Mali
- University of Oxford (Department of Zoology), Oxford, United Kingdom
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- University of Oxford (Department of Zoology), Oxford, United Kingdom
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- University of Oxford (Department of Zoology), Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Public Health England, (PHE–Vaccine Evaluation Unit), Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Centre de Support en Santé Internationale (CSSI), Ndjamena, Chad
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- Navrongo Health Research Centre (NHRC), Navrongo, Ghana
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- Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins (CVD), Bamako, Mali
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- Centre de Recherche Médicale et Sanitaire (CERMES), Niamey, Niger
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Dakar, Senegal
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- University of Cambridge (Disease Dynamics Unit -Department of Veterinary Medicine), Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins (CVD), Bamako, Mali
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Bacterial Diseases, Atlanta, United States of America
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Bacterial Diseases, Atlanta, United States of America
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- Public Health England, (PHE–Vaccine Evaluation Unit), Manchester, United Kingdom
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London, United Kingdom
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London, United Kingdom
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Prevalence and serogroup changes of Neisseria meningitidis in South Korea, 2010-2016. Sci Rep 2018; 8:5292. [PMID: 29593277 PMCID: PMC5871844 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-23365-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Determination of the major serogroups is an important step for establishing a vaccine programme and management strategy targeting Neisseria meningitidis. From April 2010 to November 2016, a total of 25 N. meningitidis isolates were collected in South Korea, in collaboration with the Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Among isolates, 19 isolates were recovered from blood and/or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in 46 patients who suffered from invasive meningococcal disease (IMD), and six isolates were found in sputum or the throat. The most common serogroup was serogroup B (overall, 36%, n = 9/25; IMD, 37%, n = 7/19), which was isolated in every year of the research period except for 2011. There were five serogroup W isolates recovered from patients in military service. W was no longer isolated after initiation of a vaccine programme for military trainees, but serogroup B caused meningitis in an army recruit training centre in 2015. In MLST analysis, 14 sequence types were found, and all isolates belonging to W showed the same molecular epidemiologic characteristics (W:P1.5-1, 2-2:F3-9:ST-8912). All isolates showed susceptibility to ceftriaxone, meropenem, ciprofloxacin, minocycline, and rifampin; however, the susceptibility rates to penicillin and ampicillin for isolates with W and C capsules were 22% and 30%, respectively.
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Bazan JA, Turner AN, Kirkcaldy RD, Retchless AC, Kretz CB, Briere E, Tzeng YL, Stephens DS, Maierhofer C, Del Rio C, Abrams AJ, Trees DL, Ervin M, Licon DB, Fields KS, Roberts MW, Dennison A, Wang X. Large Cluster of Neisseria meningitidis Urethritis in Columbus, Ohio, 2015. Clin Infect Dis 2017; 65:92-99. [PMID: 28481980 PMCID: PMC5848337 DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Accepted: 03/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) is a Gram-negative diplococcus that normally colonizes the nasopharynx and rarely infects the urogenital tract. On Gram stain of urethral exudates, Nm can be misidentified as the more common sexually transmitted pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Methods In response to a large increase in cases of Nm urethritis identified among men presenting for screening at a sexually transmitted disease clinic in Columbus, Ohio, we investigated the epidemiologic characteristics of men with Nm urethritis and the molecular and phylogenetic characteristics of their Nm isolates. The study was conducted between 1 January and 18 November 2015. Results Seventy-five Nm urethritis cases were confirmed by biochemical and polymerase chain reaction testing. Men with Nm urethritis were a median age of 31 years (interquartile range [IQR] = 24-38) and had a median of 2 sex partners in the last 3 months (IQR = 1-3). Nm cases were predominantly black (81%) and heterosexual (99%). Most had urethral discharge (91%), reported oral sex with a female in the last 12 months (96%), and were treated with a ceftriaxone-based regimen (95%). A minority (15%) also had urethral chlamydia coinfection. All urethral Nm isolates were nongroupable, ST-11 clonal complex (cc11), ET-15, and clustered together phylogenetically. Urethral Nm isolates were similar by fine typing (PorA P1.5-1,10-8, PorB 2-2, FetA F3-6), except 2, which had different PorB types (2-78 and 2-52). Conclusions Between January and November 2015, 75 urethritis cases due to a distinct Nm clade occurred among primarily black, heterosexual men in Columbus, Ohio. Future urogenital Nm infection studies should focus on pathogenesis and modes of sexual transmission.
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- Jose A Bazan
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus
- Sexual Health Clinic, Columbus Public Health, Ohio
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus
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- Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention
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- Meningitis and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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- Meningitis and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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- Meningitis and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Departments of Medicine and
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Departments of Medicine and
- Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, and
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Departments of Medicine and
- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; and
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- Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention
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- Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention
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- STD & Hepatitis Prevention Program, Bureau of Infectious Diseases, Ohio Department of Health, Columbus
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- Meningitis and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Emergence of a new Neisseria meningitidis clonal complex 11 lineage 11.2 clade as an effective urogenital pathogen. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2017; 114:4237-4242. [PMID: 28373547 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1620971114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) clonal complex 11 (cc11) lineage is a hypervirulent pathogen responsible for outbreaks of invasive meningococcal disease, including among men who have sex with men, and is increasingly associated with urogenital infections. Recently, clusters of Nm urethritis have emerged primarily among heterosexual males in the United States. We determined that nonencapsulated meningococcal isolates from an ongoing Nm urethritis outbreak among epidemiologically unrelated men in Columbus, Ohio, are linked to increased Nm urethritis cases in multiple US cities, including Atlanta and Indianapolis, and that they form a unique clade (the US Nm urethritis clade, US_NmUC). The isolates belonged to the cc11 lineage 11.2/ET-15 with fine type of PorA P1.5-1, 10-8; FetA F3-6; PorB 2-2 and express a unique FHbp allele. A common molecular fingerprint of US_NmUC isolates was an IS1301 element in the intergenic region separating the capsule ctr-css operons and adjacent deletion of cssA/B/C and a part of csc, encoding the serogroup C capsule polymerase. This resulted in the loss of encapsulation and intrinsic lipooligosaccharide sialylation that may promote adherence to mucosal surfaces. Furthermore, we detected an IS1301-mediated inversion of an ∼20-kb sequence near the cps locus. Surprisingly, these isolates had acquired by gene conversion the complete gonococcal denitrification norB-aniA gene cassette, and strains grow well anaerobically. The cc11 US_NmUC isolates causing urethritis clusters in the United States may have adapted to a urogenital environment by loss of capsule and gene conversion of the Neisseria gonorrheae norB-aniA cassette promoting anaerobic growth.
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Mulhall RM, Brehony C, O'Connor L, Meyler K, Jolley KA, Bray J, Bennett D, Maiden MCJ, Cunney R. Resolution of a Protracted Serogroup B Meningococcal Outbreak with Whole-Genome Sequencing Shows Interspecies Genetic Transfer. J Clin Microbiol 2016; 54:2891-2899. [PMID: 27629899 PMCID: PMC5121376 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00881-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Accepted: 08/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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A carriage study was undertaken (n = 112) to ascertain the prevalence of Neisseria spp. following the eighth case of invasive meningococcal disease in young children (5 to 46 months) and members of a large extended indigenous ethnic minority Traveller family (n = 123), typically associated with high-occupancy living conditions. Nested multilocus sequence typing (MLST) was employed for case specimen extracts. Isolates were genome sequenced and then were assembled de novo and deposited into the Bacterial Isolate Genome Sequencing Database (BIGSdb). This facilitated an expanded MLST approach utilizing large numbers of loci for isolate characterization and discrimination. A rare sequence type, ST-6697, predominated in disease specimens and isolates that were carried (n = 8/14), persisting for at least 44 months, likely driven by the high population density of houses (n = 67/112) and trailers (n = 45/112). Carriage for Neisseria meningitidis (P < 0.05) and Neisseria lactamica (P < 0.002) (2-sided Fisher's exact test) was more likely in the smaller, more densely populated trailers. Meningococcal carriage was highest in 24- to 39-year-olds (45%, n = 9/20). Evidence of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) was observed in four individuals cocolonized by Neisseria lactamica and Neisseria meningitidis One HGT event resulted in the acquisition of 26 consecutive N. lactamica alleles. This study demonstrates how housing density can drive meningococcal transmission and carriage, which likely facilitated the persistence of ST-6697 and prolonged the outbreak. Whole-genome MLST effectively distinguished between highly similar outbreak strain isolates, including those isolated from person-to-person transmission, and also highlighted how a few HGT events can distort the true phylogenetic relationship between highly similar clonal isolates.
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- Robert M Mulhall
- Irish Meningitis and Sepsis Reference Laboratory, Temple Street Children's University Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom
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- Department of Public Health, HSE East, Dr Steevens' Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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- Irish Meningitis and Sepsis Reference Laboratory, Temple Street Children's University Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom
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- Irish Meningitis and Sepsis Reference Laboratory, Temple Street Children's University Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom
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- Irish Meningitis and Sepsis Reference Laboratory, Temple Street Children's University Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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Neisseria meningitidis, a devastating pathogen exclusive to humans, expresses capsular polysaccharides that are the major meningococcal virulence determinants and the basis for successful meningococcal vaccines. With rare exceptions, the expression of capsule (serogroups A, B, C, W, X, Y) is required for systemic invasive meningococcal disease. Changes in capsule expression or structure (e.g. hypo- or hyper-encapsulation, capsule "switching", acetylation) can influence immunologic diagnostic assays or lead to immune escape. The loss or down-regulation of capsule is also critical in meningococcal biology facilitating meningococcal attachment, microcolony formation and the carriage state at human mucosal surfaces. Encapsulated meningococci contain a cps locus with promoters located in an intergenic region between the biosynthesis and the conserved capsule transport operons. The cps intergenic region is transcriptionally regulated (and thus the amount of capsule expressed) by IS element insertion, by a two-component system, MisR/MisS and through sequence changes that result in post-transcriptional RNA thermoregulation. Reversible on-off phase variation of capsule expression is controlled by slipped strand mispairing of homo-polymeric tracts and by precise insertion and excision of IS elements (e.g. IS1301) in the biosynthesis operon. Capsule structure can be altered by phase-variable expression of capsular polymer modification enzymes or "switched" through transformation and homologous recombination of different polymerases. Understanding the complex regulation of meningococcal capsule has important implications for meningococcal biology, pathogenesis, diagnostics, current and future vaccine development and vaccine strategies.
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- Yih-Ling Tzeng
- a Department of Medicine , Emory University School of Medicine, Woodruff Health Sciences Center , Atlanta , GA , USA
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- a Department of Medicine , Emory University School of Medicine, Woodruff Health Sciences Center , Atlanta , GA , USA
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- a Department of Medicine , Emory University School of Medicine, Woodruff Health Sciences Center , Atlanta , GA , USA
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Global Meningococcal Initiative: guidelines for diagnosis and confirmation of invasive meningococcal disease. Epidemiol Infect 2016; 144:3052-3057. [PMID: 27357022 PMCID: PMC5080665 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268816001308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The Global Meningococcal Initiative (GMI) is an international group of scientists and clinicians with recognized expertise in meningococcal disease including microbiology, immunology, epidemiology, public health and vaccinology. The GMI was established to promote the global prevention of meningococcal disease through education, research and international cooperation. The GMI held its second summit meeting in 2013 to discuss the different aspects of existing meningococcal immunization programmes and surveillance systems. Laboratory confirmation and characterization were identified as essential for informing evidence-based vaccine implementation decisions. The relative merits of different confirmatory methodologies and their applications in different resource settings were a key component of the discussions. This paper summarizes the salient issues discussed, with special emphasis on the recommendations made and any deficiencies that were identified.
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Chacon-Cruz E, Martinez-Longoria CA, Llausas-Magana E, Luevanos-Velazquez A, Vazquez-Narvaez JA, Beltran S, Limon-Rojas AE, Urtiz-Jeronimo F, Castaneda-Narvaez JL, Otero-Mendoza F, Aguilar-Del Real F, Rodriguez-Chagoyan J, Rivas-Landeros RM, Volker-Soberanes ML, Hinojosa-Robles RM, Arzate-Barbosa P, Aviles-Benitez LK, Elenes-Zamora FI, Becka CM, Ruttimann R. Neisseria meningitidis and Streptococcus pneumoniae as leading causes of pediatric bacterial meningitis in nine Mexican hospitals following 3 years of active surveillance. THERAPEUTIC ADVANCES IN VACCINES 2016; 4:15-9. [PMID: 27551428 DOI: 10.1177/2051013616650158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Meningococcal meningitis is reported as a rare condition in Mexico. There are no internationally published studies on bacterial causes of meningitis in the country based on active surveillance. This study focuses on finding the etiology of bacterial meningitis in children from nine Mexican Hospitals. METHODS From January 2010 to February 2013, we conducted a three years of active surveillance for meningitis in nine hospitals throughout Mexico. Active surveillance started at the emergency department for every suspected case, and microbiological studies confirmed/ruled out all potentially bacterial pathogens. We diagnosed based on routine cultures from blood and cerebrospinal fluid (not polymerase chain reaction or other molecular diagnostic tests), and both pneumococcal serotyping and meningococcal serogrouping by using standard methods. RESULTS Neisseria meningitidis was the leading cause, although 75% of cases occurred in the northwest of the country in Tijuana on the US border. Serogroup C was predominant. Streptococcus pneumoniae followed Neisseria meningitides, but was uniformly distributed throughout the country. Serotype 19A was the most incident but before universal implementation of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Other bacteria were much less common, including Enterobacteriaceae and Streptococcus agalactiae (these two affecting mostly young infants). CONCLUSIONS Meningococcal meningitis is endemic in Tijuana, Mexico, and vaccination should be seriously considered in that region. Continuous universal vaccination with the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine should be nationally performed, and polymerase chain reaction should be included for bacterial detection in all cultures - negative but presumably bacterial meningitis cases.
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- Enrique Chacon-Cruz
- Hospital General de Tijuana, Paseo Centario S/N, Zona del Rio, Tijuana, 22010, Mexico
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- Hospital Pediatrico de Sinaloa 'Dr. Rigoberto Aguilar Pico,' Culiacan, Sinaloa, Culiacan, Mexico
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- Hospital General 'Dr. Rafael Pascacio Gamboa,' Tuxtla Gutierrez Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico
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- Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, USA
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Prevalence of Neisseria meningitidis Carriage with Identification of Serogroups and Genogroups in Professional Soldiers. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2016; 955:29-37. [DOI: 10.1007/5584_2016_164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Rojas E, Hoyos J, Oldfield NJ, Lee P, Flint M, Jones CH, Ala’Aldeen DAA, Jansen KU, Anderson AS. Optimization of Molecular Approaches to Genogroup Neisseria meningitidis Carriage Isolates and Implications for Monitoring the Impact of New Serogroup B Vaccines. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0132140. [PMID: 26147212 PMCID: PMC4493136 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2014] [Accepted: 06/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The reservoir for Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) is the human oropharynx. Implementation of Nm serogroup C (NmC) glycoconjugate vaccines directly reduced NmC carriage. Prophylactic vaccines are now available to prevent disease caused by the five major Nm disease causing serogroups (ABCWY). Nm serogroup B (NmB) vaccines are composed of antigens that are conserved across Nm serogroups and therefore have the potential to impact all Nm carriage. To assess the effect of these vaccines on carriage, standardized approaches to identify and group Nm are required. Real-time PCR (rt-PCR) capsule grouping assays that were internally controlled to confirm Nm species were developed for eight serogroups associated with carriage (A, B, C, E, W, X, Y and Z). The grouping scheme was validated using diverse bacterial species associated with carriage and then used to evaluate a collection of diverse Nm carriage isolates (n=234). A scheme that also included porA and ctrA probes was able to speciate the isolates, while ctrA also provided insights on the integrity of the polysaccharide loci. Isolates were typed for the Nm vaccine antigen factor H binding protein (fHbp), and were found to represent the known diversity of this antigen. The porA rt-PCR yielded positive results with all 234 of the Nm carriage isolates. Genogrouping assays classified 76.5% (179/234) of these isolates to a group, categorized 53 as nongenogroupable (NGG) and two as mixed results. Thirty seven NGG isolates evidenced a disrupted capsular polysaccharide operon judged by a ctrA negative result. Only 28.6% (67/234) of the isolates were serogrouped by slide agglutination (SASG), highlighting the reduced capability of carriage strains to express capsular polysaccharide. These rt-PCR assays provide a comprehensive means to identify and genogroup N. meningitidis in carriage studies used to guide vaccination strategies and to assess the impact of novel fHbp containing vaccines on meningococcal carriage.
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- Eduardo Rojas
- Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc, Pearl River, New York, United States of America
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- Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc, Pearl River, New York, United States of America
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc, Pearl River, New York, United States of America
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- Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc, Pearl River, New York, United States of America
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- Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc, Pearl River, New York, United States of America
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- Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc, Pearl River, New York, United States of America
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- Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc, Pearl River, New York, United States of America
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O'Connor L, Ward M, Bennett D, Mulhall R, O'Lorcain P, Cunney R, McDermott R, Neville E, Heslin J, FitzGerald R, Meyler K, Conlon M, Clarke A, Corcoran B, Fitzpatrick G, O'Connor B, Flanagan P, O'Flanagan D, Cotter S. A prolonged outbreak of invasive meningococcal disease in an extended Irish Traveller family across three Health Service Executive (HSE) areas in Ireland, 2010 to 2013. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 20. [PMID: 26062560 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2015.20.21.21139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Between March 2010 and November 2013 eight laboratory-confirmed cases of serogroup B, invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) were identified in an extended Irish Traveller family across three Health Service Executive (HSE) areas of Ireland. Cases were aged between 5 and 46 months, and were either a cousin or sibling of another case. All eight cases survived. Chemoprophylaxis was given to relevant nuclear family members and close contacts on each occasion, but failed to prevent further cases. Neisseria meningitidis isolates from six cases were highly related, belonging to the ST-41/44 clonal complex, and shared the porA designation 7–2,4. In November 2013, the outbreak control team recommended that directly observed ciprofloxacin chemoprophylaxis be administered simultaneously to the extended family, and that the four component meningococcal B (4CMenB) vaccine be administered to family members aged 2 months to 23 years inclusive and relevant close contacts of the eighth case. Subsequently these recommendations were implemented at three regional clinics. Additionally pharyngeal swabs (n=112) were collected to assess carriage rates of N. meningitidis in this extended family. Pharyngeal carriage of N. meningitidis was detected in 15 (13%) family members. From the epidemiological investigation and carriage study overcrowding was the most likely risk factor identified in this outbreak. To date, the combination of directly observed ciprofloxacin chemoprophylaxis and use of 4CMenB vaccine have controlled the outbreak with no further cases diagnosed.
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- L O'Connor
- Department of Public Health, HSE East, Dr Steevens Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Chacon-Cruz E, Espinosa-De Los Monteros LE, Navarro-Alvarez S, Aranda-Lozano JL, Volker-Soberanes ML, Rivas-Landeros RM, Alvelais-Arzamendi AA, Vazquez JA. An outbreak of serogroup C (ST-11) meningococcal disease in Tijuana, Mexico. THERAPEUTIC ADVANCES IN VACCINES 2014; 2:71-6. [PMID: 24790731 PMCID: PMC3991157 DOI: 10.1177/2051013614526592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) has been reported to be endemic in children from Tijuana, Mexico and the risk of an outbreak was always a threat. OBJECTIVES To describe all clinical, epidemiological and microbiological features of a meningococcal outbreak that occurred in Tijuana, Mexico. METHODS All cases with IMD were admitted at different emergency departments within the city and diagnosed by culture and agglutination tests. Further restriction fragment length polymorphism pulse field gel electrophoresis (RFLP-PFGE) and multi locus sequence typing (MLST) were performed. All clinical and epidemiological characteristics and interventions were evaluated, as well as risk factors associated with mortality. RESULTS From 30 January 2013 to 30 March 2013 there were 19 cases of IMD all caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C. The median age was 16 years (2-47), with higher frequency among individuals at least 13 years old (73.7%). At admission, meningitis was the main clinical presentation (94.7%), followed by purpura (78.9%), septic shock (42.1%) and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC, 36.8%). Overall mortality was seven (36.8%). Variables associated with higher mortality were, at admission, presence of septic shock, DIC and thrombocytopenia less than 70,000. All 19 cases had no identifiable site or cluster as the source of the outbreak. RFLP-PFGE showed a discriminatory power for only one profile on all N. meningitidis strains analyzed and a clone ST-11 was identified in all strains. Public health interventions were continuous case reporting of all suspected cases of IMD, an increase in active surveillance in all hospitals, training of medical and laboratory personnel, massive and rapid chemoprophylaxis to all close contacts as indicated, and promotion of good health habits. CONCLUSIONS An outbreak with high mortality of IMD occurred in Tijuana, Mexico. This event and evidence of endemicity should encourage health authorities to evaluate meningococcal vaccination in the region.
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- Enrique Chacon-Cruz
- Hospital General de Tijuana, Paseo Centario S/N, Zona del Rio, Tijuana, 22010, Mexico
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Development of a multiplex PCR assay for detection and genogrouping of Neisseria meningitidis. J Clin Microbiol 2011; 50:46-51. [PMID: 22090406 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00918-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Neisseria meningitidis is a leading pathogen of epidemic bacterial meningitis and fulminant sepsis worldwide. Twelve different N. meningitidis serogroups have been identified to date based on antigenic differences in the capsular polysaccharide. However, more than 90% of human cases of N. meningitidis meningitis are the result of infection with just five serogroups, A, B, C, W135, and Y. Efficient methods of detection and genogrouping of N. meningitidis isolates are needed, therefore, in order to monitor prevalent serogroups as a means of disease control and prevention. The capsular gene complex regions have been sequenced from only seven out of the 12 serogroups. In this study, the capsular gene complexes of the remaining five serogroups were sequenced and analyzed. Primers were designed that were specific for N. meningitidis species and for the 12 individual serogroups, and a multiplex PCR assay using these specific primers was developed for N. meningitidis detection and genogrouping. The assay was tested using 15 reference strains covering all 12 serogroups, 143 clinical isolates, and 21 strains from closely related species or from species that cause meningitis. The assay could detect N. meningitidis serogroups and was shown to be specific, with a detection sensitivity of 1 ng of genomic DNA (equivalent to ∼4 × 10(5) genomes) or 3 × 10(5) CFU/ml in noncultured mock cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens. This study, therefore, describes for the first time the development of a molecular protocol for the detection of all N. meningitidis serogroups. This multiplex PCR-based assay may have use for the clinical diagnosis and epidemiological surveillance of N. meningitidis.
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McKenna JP, Fairley DJ, Shields MD, Cosby SL, Wyatt DE, McCaughey C, Coyle PV. Development and clinical validation of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification method for the rapid detection of Neisseria meningitidis. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2011; 69:137-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2010.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2010] [Revised: 09/20/2010] [Accepted: 10/14/2010] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Fraisier C, Stor R, Tenebray B, Sanson Y, Nicolas P. Use of a new single multiplex PCR-based assay for direct simultaneous characterization of six Neisseria meningitidis serogroups. J Clin Microbiol 2009; 47:2662-6. [PMID: 19553584 PMCID: PMC2725692 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02415-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2008] [Revised: 03/26/2009] [Accepted: 06/16/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We developed a new Neisseria meningitidis multiplex PCR to determine six serogroups, including X-specific primers, and to allow direct W135/Y discrimination. This assay offers a simple and low-cost method for serogrouping N. meningitidis from cerebrospinal fluid that could be useful in Africa.
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- Christophe Fraisier
- WHO Collaborating Centre, IRBA, Institut de Médecine Tropicale du Service de Santé des Armées, Marseille, France
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Drakopoulou Z, Kesanopoulos K, Sioumala M, Tambaki A, Kremastinou J, Tzanakaki G. Simultaneous single-tube PCR-based assay for the direct identification of the five most common meningococcal serogroups from clinical samples. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 53:178-82. [PMID: 18623625 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.2008.00406.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This study presents a stepdown multiplex PCR assay for the simultaneous detection of the five most common Neisseria meningitidis serogroups (A, B, C, W-135 and Y) in 530 clinical samples obtained from 428 patients (271 blood and 259 cerebrospinal fluid). The sensitivity and the specificity was calculated to 100% [positive predictive value 100% (95%, CI 99.0-100%) and negative predictive value 100% (95% CI 99.0-100%)]. The overall effectiveness permits the rapid, accurate and inexpensive detection of the five most prevalent meningococcal serogroups in clinical samples. It is potentially a valuable tool for diagnosis and epidemiological monitoring of disease due to N. meningitidis.
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- Zacharoula Drakopoulou
- National Meningitis Reference Laboratory, National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece
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