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Evaluation of Pastorex meningitis kit performance for the rapid identification of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C (NmC) has caused outbreaks in Nigeria of increasing size in three consecutive years since 2013. Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for meningitis can facilitate quick identification of the causative pathogen; Pastorex can detect N. meningitidis serogroups A,...
Autores principales: | Uadiale, Kennedy, Bestman, Agatha, Kamau, Charity, Caugant, Dominique A., Greig, Jane |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4975174/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27496511 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trw046 |
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