High sensitivity and specificity of the Pastorex® latex agglutination test for Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A during a clinical trial in Niger

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 964-969

  Borel, T ^a   Rose, A M C ^a   Guillerm, M ^b   Sidikou, F ^c   Gerstl, S ^a   Djibo, A ^d   Nathan, N ^a   Chanteau, S ^c   Guerin, P J ^a  

^a EPICENTRE   (France)

^b MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^c Centre de Recherche Medicale et Sanitaire Niamey   (Niger)

^d Ministry of Health Niamey   (Niger)

Author keywords

Diagnostic tests; Latex agglutination test; Meningococcal meningitis; Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A; Niger; PCR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NIGER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NIGER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS SEROGROUP A;

EID: 33746706322     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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