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  • 2 weeks ago | microbiologyresearch.org | Carmen Sheppard |Sam Manna |Natalie Groves |David Litt

    Introduction. In 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) established the Global Invasive Bacterial Vaccine Preventable Disease (IB-VPD) Surveillance Network (GISN) to monitor the global burden and aetiology of bacterial meningitis, pneumonia and sepsis caused by Haemophilus influenzae (Hi), Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) and Streptococcus pneumoniae (Sp). Hypothesis/Gap Statement.

  • Jun 29, 2023 | microbiologyresearch.org | Carmen Sheppard |Sam Manna |Natalie Groves |David Litt

    Introduction. Combination of PCR and Elek testing to identify toxigenic corynebacteria has revealed organisms described as non-toxigenic toxin-gene bearing (NTTB) Corynebacterium diphtheriae or C. ulcerans (i.e. PCR tox positive; Elek negative). These organisms carry part or all of tox but are unable to express diphtheria toxin (DT) and present a challenge to clinical and public health case management. Gap analysis/Hypothesis.

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