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

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

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_50ecba6331ce4934bc9ffbce2eee79bf

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

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Full title

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

Publisher

United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases

Journal title

Emerging infectious diseases, 2003-11, Vol.9 (11), p.1486-1488

Language

English

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Publisher

United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases

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Scope and Contents

Contents

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. menin...

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Full title

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

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_50ecba6331ce4934bc9ffbce2eee79bf

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_50ecba6331ce4934bc9ffbce2eee79bf

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ISSN

1080-6040

E-ISSN

1080-6059

DOI

10.3201/eid0911.030462

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