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World J Clin Cases. Mar 16, 2017; 5(3): 102-111
Published online Mar 16, 2017. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v5.i3.102
Published online Mar 16, 2017. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v5.i3.102
Table 1 The primer sequences for Neisseria meningitidis
Serotype | Gene target | Primer sequences | Product size (bp) |
A | orf-2 | F: CGCAATAGGTGTATATATTCTTCC; | 400 |
R: CGTAATAGTTTCGTATGCCTTCTT | |||
B | siaD | F: GGATCATTTCAGTGTTTTCCACCA; R: GCATGCTGGAGGAATAAGCATTAA | 450 |
C | siaD | F: TCAAATGAGTTTGCGAATAGAAGGT; R: CAATCACGATTTGCCCAATTGAC | 250 |
W135 | siaD | F: CAGAAAGTGAGGGATTTCCATA; R: CACAACCATTTTCATTATAGTTACTGT | 120 |
Y | siaD | F: CTCAAAGCGAAGGCTTTGGTTA; R: CTGAAGCGTTTTCATTATAATTGCTAA | 120 |
Table 2 Demographics of participants (during and post-Hajj, n = 246)
Attributes | During Hajj n (%) | Post-Hajj n (%) |
Gender | ||
Female | 111 (60.7) | 30 (32.3) |
Male | 72 (39.3) | 63 (67.7) |
Age in years | ||
0-18 | 0 | 1 (1) |
19-34 | 38 (20.8) | 17 (18.3) |
35-49 | 58 (31.7) | 52 (55.9) |
50-64 | 28 (15.3) | 8 (8.6) |
≥ 65 | 1 (0.6) | 0 |
Did not disclose | 58 (31.7) | 15 (16.1) |
Meningococcal vaccine uptake | ||
Not vaccinated | 0 | 4 (4.3) |
Meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine | 144 (78.7) | 48 (51.6) |
Meningococcal Conjugate vaccine | 39 (21.3) | 41 (44.1) |
Pneumococcal vaccine uptake | ||
Not vaccinated | 145 (79.2) | 55 (59.1) |
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) | 38 (20.8) | 38 (40.9) |
Facemasks use | ||
Used facemasks | 76 (41.5) | 32 (34.4) |
Did not use facemasks | 92 (50.3) | 59 (63.4) |
Did not disclose | 15 (8.2) | 2 (2.2) |
Table 3 Carriage rate of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis and Staphylococcus aureus
During Hajj | Post-Hajj | P1 | ||
First day of Mina (NAT) | Last day of Mina (NAT) | Standard culture | ||
S. pneumoniae | 1/10 | 26/183 | 1/93 | < 0.01 |
N. meningitidis | -- | 1/183 | 2/93 | 0.26 |
S. aureus | -- | -- | 17/93 |
Table 4 Pneumococcal carriage rates according to the uptake of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in first phase of study
PCR positive for pneumococci n (%) | PCR negative for pneumococci n (%) | Total | |
PCV13 | 4 (10.5) | 34 (89.5) | 38 |
No PCV13 | 22 (15.2) | 123 (84.8) | 145 |
Total | 26 (14.2) | 157 (85.8) | 183 |
- Citation: Azeem MI, Tashani M, Badahdah AM, Heron L, Pedersen K, Jeoffreys N, Kok J, Haworth E, Dwyer DE, Hill-Cawthorne G, Rashid H, Booy R. Surveillance of Australian Hajj pilgrims for carriage of potentially pathogenic bacteria: Data from two pilot studies. World J Clin Cases 2017; 5(3): 102-111
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v5/i3/102.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v5.i3.102