Use of a new single multiplex PCR-based assay for direct simultaneous characterization of six Neisseria meningitidis serogroups.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Fraisier C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2725692 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature