Polymerase chain reaction assay and bacterial meningitis surveillance in remote areas, Niger.
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. meningitidis serogroup W135.
Sidikou
Fati
F
Centre de Recherches Médicales et Sanitaires, Niamey, Niger.
Djibo
Saacou
S
Taha
Muhamed Kheir
MK
Alonso
Jean Michel
JM
Djibo
Ali
A
Kairo
Kiari Kaka
KK
Chanteau
Suzanne
S
Boisier
Pascal
P
D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009548:Niger / Q000453:epidemiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D012424:Rural Population; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*