[Prevalence of tuberculous meningitis in Niamey's Hospital, Niger].
Tuberculosis is hyperendemic in Niger. In Niamey between June 2002 and May 2004, 996 cerebro-spinal fluids (CSF) collected from meningitis suspected patients have been analysed by PCR for the detection of Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae: the aetiologic diagnosis was obtained for 208 cases (20.9%). The Mycobacterium tuberculosis PCR assay performed on the negative samples was positive for 4 CSF: 0.4% prevalence among suspected cases of meningitis or 1.9% among confirmed bacterial meningitis.
Mindadou
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CERMES, Réseau international des Instituts Pasteur, Centre national de référence des méningites, BP 10887, Niamey, Niger.
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Boisier
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Chanteau
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D000328:Adult; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D009548:Niger; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000453:epidemiology*