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Meningococcal Meningitis
Research from P. Boisier and co-researchers in the area of meningococcal meningitis published
March 3rd, 2009
"To evaluate dipstick rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for meningococcal meningitis in basic health facilities. Health facility staff received a one-day training," scientists in Yaounde, Cameroon report. "During the meningitis season, they performed RDTs on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens from suspected cases of meningitis. A frozen aliquot of CSF was later tested using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to establish the reference diagnosis. RDTs used in health facilities were archived to allow checking the concordance between reported diagnosis and observed results. Reported diagnosis was also compared to PCR diagnosis. A second RDT was performed on each CSF specimen at...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-03-03)
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