Biological diagnosis of meningococcal meningitis in the African meningitis belt: Current epidemic strategy and new perspectives

Vaccine

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Chanteau, Suzanne ^a   Rose, Angela M C ^b   Djibo, Saacou ^a   Nato, Farida ^c   Boisier, Pascal ^a  

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

^b EPICENTRE   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Africa; Diagnosis; Meningococcal meningitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; HUMAN; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA; HUMANS; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34547580615     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2007.04.037     Document Type: Article

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