Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay and Bacterial Meningitis Surveillance in Remote Areas; Niger
Emerg. infect. dis
; 9(11): 1486-1488, 2003.
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ABSTRACT
To compensate for the lack of laboratories in remote areas; the national reference laboratory for meningitis in Niger used polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to enhance the surveillance of meningitis caused by Neisseria meningitidis; Streptococcus pneumoniae; and Haemophilus influenzae. PCR effectively documented the wide geographic spread of N. meningitidis serogroup W135
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Asunto principal:
Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Haemophilus influenzae
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Meningitis
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Neisseria meningitidis
Tipo de estudio:
Screening_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Emerg. infect. dis
Año:
2003
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Article