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Bacterial Meningitis in Burkina Faso: Surveillance Using Field-Based Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing

Author(s) -

Isabelle Parent du Châtelet,

Yves Traoré,

Bradford D. Gessner,

Aude Antignac,

B. Naccro,

BertheMarie NjanpopLafourcade,

M. Ouédraogo,

S Tiendrébéogo,

E. Varon,

MuhamedKheir Taha

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/426436

Subject(s) - medicine , bacterial meningitis , polymerase chain reaction , meningitis , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , pediatrics , genetics , biology , gene

In addition to frequent epidemics of group A meningococcal disease, endemic bacterial meningitis due mostly to Neisseria meningitidis, pneumococcus, and Haemophilus influenzae type b is a serious problem in sub-Saharan Africa. The improved ability to identify the etiologic agent in cases of bacterial meningitis will facilitate more rapid administration of precise therapy.

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