Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay and Bacterial Meningitis Surveillance in Remote Areas, Niger

Sidikou, Fati; Djibo, Saacou; Taha, Muhamed Kheir; Alonso, Jean Michel; Djibo, Ali; Kairo, Kiari Kaka; Chanteau, Suzanne; Boisier, Pascal

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Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay and Bacterial Meningitis Surveillance in Remote Areas, Niger

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Nov 2003
By Sidikou, Fati ; Djibo, Saacou ; Taha, Muhamed Kheir ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Sidikou, Fati ; Djibo, Saacou ; Taha, Muhamed Kheir ; Alonso, Jean Michel ; Djibo, Ali ; Kairo, Kiari Kaka ; Chanteau, Suzanne ; Boisier, Pascal
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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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Dispatch Haemophilus Influenzae Humans Meningitis, Bacterial Neisseria Meningitidis Niger Polymerase Chain Reaction Population Surveillance Rural Population Streptococcus Pneumoniae
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Emerg Infect Dis. 9(11):1486-1488.
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Journal Article
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9
Issue:

11
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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