Publications

multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis of neisseria meningitidis serogroup c in china.	this study characterized neisseria meningitidis serogroup c strains in china in order to establish their genetic relatedness and describe the use of multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat (vntr) analysis (mlva) to provide useful epidemiological information. a total of 215 n. meningitidis serogroup c strains, obtained from 2003 to 2012 in china, were characterized by mlva with different published schemes as well as multilocus sequence typing. (i) based on the mlva scheme with a combination of f ...	2015	25778999
neisseria meningitidis serogroup w135 sequence type 11, anhui province, china, 2011-2013.		2014	24960586
recent epidemiological changes in meningococcal disease may be due to the displacement of serogroup a by serogroup c in hefei city, china.	to determine the change in epidemiological characteristics of meningococcal disease in the hefei city area and to provide valuable information for developing timely and appropriate public health interventions.	2008	18322129
[molecular typing of neisseria meningitidis serogroup c strains with pulsed field gel electrophoresis in china].	to study the characteristics of epidemiology and molecular typing on neisseria meningitidis serogroup c strains associated with outbreaks of anhui province and sporadic cases in china, using pulsed field gel electrophoresis (pfge).	2007	18080560
characterization of serogroup c meningococci isolated from 14 provinces of china during 1966-2005 using comparative genomic hybridization.	neisseria meningitidis is a major cause of bacterial meningitis and septicemia worldwide. in china, serogroup a strains were responsible for over 95% of the cases, while serogroup c strains were only recovered from a few sporadic cases. however, a sudden increase in the number of cases due to serogroup c strains occurred during 2003-2005 in anhui province, china. many cases were found in other provinces at the same time. multilocus sequence typing (mlst) results indicated that the unique sequenc ...	2007	17393076
identification of a new neisseria meningitidis serogroup c clone from anhui province, china.	outbreaks of a new serogroup c meningococcal disease emerged during 2003-04 (five outbreaks with 43 cases) and in 2004-05 (five outbreaks with 29 cases), all in anhui province, china. we describe the molecular epidemiology and features of the causative bacterial strains.	2006	16458767