Genotypic analysis of meningococcal factor h-binding protein from non-culture clinical specimens.

Factor H-Binding Protein (fHbp) is an outer membrane protein antigen included in two novel meningococcal group B vaccines and, as such, is an important typing target. Approximately 50% of meningococcal disease cases in England and Wales are confirmed using real-time PCR on non-culture clinical speci...

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Main Authors: Stephen A Clark, Jay Lucidarme, Lynne S Newbold, Ray Borrow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3933679?pdf=render