[Diagnosis of meningococcal sepsis by real-time polymerase chain reaction].
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.
Harboe
Zitta B
ZB
Afdeling for Bakteriologi, Mykologi og Parasitologi, Statens Serum Institut, DK-2300 København S. zit@ssi.dk
Howitz
Michael F
MF
Nørgaard
Christina
C
Thaarup
Jesper
J
Christensen
Jens Jørgen E
JJ
Jensen
Jørgen Skov
JS
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
D004269:DNA, Bacterial