Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay and Bacterial Meningitis Surveillance in Remote Areas, Niger
Open Access
- 1 November 2003
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 9 (11) , 1486-1488
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0911.030462
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.Keywords
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