Incidence of bacterial meningitis in Asia using enhanced CSF testing: polymerase chain reaction, latex agglutination and culture

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2007
To enhance the detection of bacterial meningitis in an East Asian surveillance study, we employed cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) bacterial culture, latex agglutination (LA) and polymerase chain reaction-enzyme immunoassay (PCR-EIA) testing for Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and Streptococcus pneumon …
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Authors Kennedy WA;Chang SJ;Purdy K;LE T;Kilgore PE;Kim JS;Anh DD;Huong PL;Dong BQ;Tan DM;Clemens JD;Ward JI;;
Journal epidemiology and infection
Year 2007
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17274856
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National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI NLM MEDLINE Asia humans pubmed abstract nih national institutes of health national library of medicine research support non-u.s. gov't female male Child Infant Comparative Study preschool Incidence polymerase chain reaction sensitivity and specificity latex fixation tests meningitis microbial bacteriological techniques pneumococcal / cerebrospinal fluid* streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification colony count pmid:17274856 pmc2870670 doi:10.1017/s0950268806007734 w a kennedy s-j chang j i ward cerebrospinal fluid / microbiology* haemophilus influenzae type b / isolation & purification haemophilus / cerebrospinal fluid*

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