title: Surveillance for bacterial meningitis by means of polymerase chain reaction.
authors.forename: John B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Robbins
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schneerson
authors.forename: Emil C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Gotschlich
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011786:Quality Control; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity