Table 4.
MLVA profiles of Neisseria meningitidis isolates from four patient/contact episodes.
| Patient/Contact | Sex | Age | Strain code | Year | Serogroup | MLVA code | MLVA profile (NMTR1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 9a, 9b, 9c, 10, 12, 18, 19) | |||||||||||
| Patient P1 | M | 0.3 | NM153 | 2001 | Y | TW8 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 2 |
| Contact of P1 | F | 29.3 | NM156 | 2001 | Y | TW8 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 2 |
| Patient P2 | M | 0.4 | Hua443 | 2002 | B | TW2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Contact of P2 | F | 38.3 | Hua452 | 2002 | B | TW2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Patient P3 | M | 5.3 | NM30397 | 2002 | B | TW22 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Contact of P3 | NA | 6.5 | NM30464 | 2002 | B | TW22 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Contact of P3 | NA | 34.3 | NM30465 | 2002 | B | TW22 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Patient P4 | F | 2.7 | NM25614 | 2002 | B | TW34 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Contact of P4 | F | 24.3 | NM25618 | 2002 | B | TW33 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
NA: Not available