Identification of Common Bacterial Pathogens Causing Meningitis in Culture-Negative Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples Using Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

Background. Meningitis is a serious communicable disease with high morbidity and mortality rates. It is an endemic disease in Egypt caused mainly by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, and Haemophilus influenzae. In some settings, bacterial meningitis is documented depending mainly on...

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Published in:Int J Microbiol
Main Authors: Khater, Walaa Shawky, Elabd, Safia Hamed
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4983665/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27563310
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4197187
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