Background Neisseria meningitidis is a commensal bacterium which can cause invasive
disease. Colonisation studies are important to guide vaccination strategies. Aim The study's …

Objectives Broad-range PCR has the potential to detect virtually any bacterial species via
amplification and nucleotide sequencing of a DNA region common to all bacteria. We aimed …

Background: The prevalence of meningococcal carriage and serogroup distribution is
crucial for assessing the epidemiology of invasive meningococcal disease, forecasting …

Kingella kingae, producing the cytotoxic RTX protein, is a causative agent of serious
infections in humans such as bacteremia, endocarditis and osteoarticular infection …

Background Loop isothermal amplification (LAMP) has recently been proposed as a point-of-
care diagnostic tool to detect acute infectious pathogens; however, this technique embeds …

Carriage of Neisseria meningitidis is an accepted endpoint in monitoring meningococcal
vaccines effects. We have assessed N. meningitidis and vaccine-type genogroup carriage …

Background No updated data currently exist regarding Neisseria meningitidis carriage and
genomic epidemiology among young Israeli adults. Methods Oropharyngeal swabs were …

Introduction and aims Improved sensitivity and efficiency of detection and quantification of
carriage of Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) in young people is important for evaluation of the …

Invasive meningococcal disease, caused by Neisseria meningitidis (N. meningitidis), is a
critical global health issue, necessitating swift and precise diagnostics for effective …

The most common causes of infective endocarditis (IE) are Staphylococcus, Streptococcus,
Enterococcus, and HACEK-related organisms. In 15–30% of the IE cases, standard blood …