Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Haemophilus influenzae / isolation & purification*
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Humans
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Meningitis, Bacterial / cerebrospinal fluid
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Meningitis, Bacterial / epidemiology*
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Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology
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Neisseria meningitidis / isolation & purification*
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Niger / epidemiology
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Population Surveillance / methods*
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Rural Population
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Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification*