Identification of Streptococcus suis Meningitis by Direct Triplex Real-Time PCR, Burkina Faso

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Ouattara, Mahamoudou ; Tamboura, Mamadou ; Kambire, Dinanibe ; Sanou, Mahamoudou ; Ouattara, Kalifa ; Congo, Malika ; Kaboré, Adama ; Sanou, Soufiane ; Kabré, Elie ; Sharpley, Sable ; Tran, Theresa ; Schwartz, Stephanie ; Ouangraoua, Soumeya ; Ouedraogo, Abdoul-salam ; Sangaré, Lassana ; Ouedraogo-Traore, Rasmata ; Whitney, Cynthia G. ; Beall, Bernard
• Description:
  Meningitis confirmation in Burkina Faso uses PCR for detecting Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, or Hemophilus influenzae. We identified 38 cases of meningitis among 590 that were PCR-positive for 3 nonpneumococcal streptococcal pathogens, including 21 cases of Streptococcus suis. Among the country's 13 regions, 10 had S. suis-positive cases.
• Subjects:
  Bacteria Burkina Faso Direct Real-Time Pcr Dispatch Identification Of Streptococcus Suis Meningitis By Direct Triplex Real-Time Pcr, Burkina Faso Infection Meningitis Meningitis/Encephalitis Streptococci Streptococcus Agalactiae Streptococcus Pyogenes Streptococcus Suis Zoonoses Zoonotic Diseases

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 26(9):2223-2226
• Pubmed ID:
  32818394
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7454097
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:57e2fc695e5553443135e1f9eddb6bc81d179314b706a7919ad89d158765053c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/92995/cdc_92995_DS1.pdf
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