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ReviewJournal of immunology research2015

Meningococcal Antigen Typing System Development and Application to the Evaluation of Effectiveness of Meningococcal B Vaccine and Possible Use for Other Purposes.

Alexander Domnich, Roberto Gasparini, Daniela Amicizia, Giuseppe Boccadifuoco, Marzia Monica Giuliani, Donatella Panatto

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Review in Journal of immunology research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Alexander DomnichDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Via Pastore 1, 16132 Genoa, Italy.
Roberto GaspariniDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Via Pastore 1, 16132 Genoa, Italy.
Daniela AmiciziaDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Via Pastore 1, 16132 Genoa, Italy.
Giuseppe BoccadifuocoNovartis Vaccines, Via Fiorentina 1, 53100 Siena, Italy.
Marzia Monica GiulianiNovartis Vaccines, Via Fiorentina 1, 53100 Siena, Italy.
Donatella PanattoDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Via Pastore 1, 16132 Genoa, Italy.
University of Genoa · ITNovartis (Italy) · ITToscana Life Sciences · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Development of the 4-component meningococcal serogroup B vaccine (4CMenB) has required new assays for the reliable evaluation of the expression and cross-reactivity of those specific antigen variants that are predicted to be targeted by bactericidal antibodies elicited by the vaccine in different isolates. Existing laboratory techniques, such as multilocus sequence typing, are poorly suited to this purpose, since they do not provide information on the contribution of single vaccine components and therefore cannot be applied to estimate the potential coverage of the multicomponent vaccine. The hSBA, the only correlate of protection against invasive meningococcal disease accepted thus far, cannot conveniently be used to test large number of strains. To overcome these issues, the meningococcal antigen typing system (MATS) has been specifically developed in order to predict 4CMenB coverage of individual meningococcus serogroup B strains. To date, MATS has proved advantageous for several reasons, including its ability to assess both qualitative and quantitative aspects of surface antigens of single strains in a highly reproducible, rapid, and resource-saving manner, while its shortcomings include a possible underestimation of 4CMenB coverage and the use of pooled sera to calculate the positive bactericidal threshold. This paper provides an overview of MATS development and its field application.

Indexed as

Bacterial Typing TechniquesAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialAntigens, BacterialBacterial ProteinsCarrier StateCross ReactionsEuropeGenetic VariationHumansImmunizationMeningitis, MeningococcalMeningococcal VaccinesNeisseria meningitidis, Serogroup BOutcome Assessment, Health CareReproducibility of ResultsAntibodies, BacterialAntigens, BacterialBacterial ProteinsMeningococcal Vaccines

Identifiers

PMID26351645
PMCPMC4553328
OpenAlexW1729171977

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