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Yarah Overmeire1, Elke Vanlaere1, Anneleen Hombrouck2, Hans De Beenhouwer3, Guus Simons4, Antoinette Brink4, Anne-Marie Van den Abeele1, Charlotte Verfaillie1, Jos Van Acker5.
Abstract
The 2014-2015 influenza season in Belgium was dominated by the circulation of 2 influenza A(H3N2) subgroups: 3C.2a and 3C.3b. Analysis of 166 nasopharyngeal aspirates, collected in patients with respiratory illness at the start of the epidemic season, showed a decreased sensitivity for the detection of influenza A(H3N2)/3C.2a using a commercially available multiplex assay. Gene sequencing of the matrix protein showed a point mutation (C163T) leading to a mismatch with the assay probes.Entities:
Keywords: Antigenic drift; Influenza; Laboratory; Laboratory surveillance; Molecular methods
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26964723 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2016.02.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis ISSN: 0732-8893 Impact factor: 2.803