title: [Diagnosis of meningococcal sepsis by real-time polymerase chain reaction].
abstract: Approximately 100 cases of meningococcal disease are reported annually in Denmark; 90% of these cases are confirmed by culture and serological methods. Real-time PCR was introduced in Denmark in 2005 as a diagnostic tool for meningococcal disease. We hereby report the first notified case of meningococcal sepsis in Denmark where real-time PCR was the primary positive microbiological result.
authors.affiliation: Afdeling for Bakteriologi, Mykologi og Parasitologi, Statens Serum Institut, DK-2300 København S. zit@ssi.dk
authors.forename: Zitta B
authors.initials: ZB
authors.lastname: Harboe
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Howitz
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nørgaard
authors.forename: Jesper
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thaarup
authors.forename: Jens Jørgen E
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: Jørgen Skov
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Jensen
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial