Evaluation and selection of tandem repeat loci for MLVA strain typing-0

<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "Evaluation and selection of tandem repeat loci for MLVA strain typing"</p><p>BMC Microbiology 2005;5():66-66.</p><p>Published online 16 Nov 2005</p><p>PMCID:PMC1315331.</p><p>Copyright © 2005 Koeck et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.</p>100-bp ladder (100 to 1000 bp) is run on both side of each group of samples. The number of repeat units within each allele is indicated. The rare alleles of intermediate size are coded "#.5" (for instance Strain R6 is coded 1.5 for locus Spneu38)

Evaluation and selection of tandem repeat loci for MLVA strain typing-1

<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "Evaluation and selection of tandem repeat loci for MLVA strain typing"</p><p>BMC Microbiology 2005;5():66-66.</p><p>Published online 16 Nov 2005</p><p>PMCID:PMC1315331.</p><p>Copyright © 2005 Koeck et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.</p>The genotype number is indicated in the first column "Geno". Some strains possess a rare serogroup (RSG) or were not typable (NT). The serotype 1 isolates from Burkina Faso are boxed

Cases reported through national meningitis surveillance by age group and etiology, Burkina Faso, 2011–2013.

<p>Cases reported through national meningitis surveillance by age group and etiology, Burkina Faso, 2011–2013.</p

Flow diagram of the national case-based meningitis surveillance system, Burkina Faso, 2011–2013.

<p>Abbreviation: rt-PCR, real-time polymerase chain reaction. *Specimens can be tested by multiple methods.</p

Epidemic curve of all suspected, probable, and confirmed meningitis cases by month, Burkina Faso, 2011–2013.

<p>Epidemic curve of all suspected, probable, and confirmed meningitis cases by month, Burkina Faso, 2011–2013.</p

Annual incidence (cases per 100,000 persons) of suspected, probable, and confirmed meningitis, Burkina Faso, 2011–2013.

<p>Annual incidence (cases per 100,000 persons) of suspected, probable, and confirmed meningitis, Burkina Faso, 2011–2013.</p

National meningitis data quality and completeness indicators, Burkina Faso, 2011–2013.

<p>National meningitis data quality and completeness indicators, Burkina Faso, 2011–2013.</p

Distribution of pneumococcal serotypes by age, Burkina Faso, 2011–2013.

<p>Distribution of pneumococcal serotypes by age, Burkina Faso, 2011–2013.</p

Epidemic curve of confirmed* pneumococcal meningitis cases, serotyped pneumococcal meningitis cases, PCV13-associated pneumococcal meningitis cases, and serotype 1 pneumococcal meningitis cases among children aged <5 years, by month, Burkina Faso, 2011–2013.

<p>*<i>S</i>. <i>pneumoniae</i> isolated from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by culture or detected in CSF by real-time polymerase chain reaction or latex.</p