Detection of <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i>, <i>Neisseria meningitidis</i> and <i>Haemophilus influenzae</i> in Culture Negative Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples from Meningitis Patients Using a Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction in Nepal

• Main Authors: Supriya Sharma (Author), Jyoti Acharya (Author), Dominique A. Caugant (Author), Megha Raj Banjara (Author), Prakash Ghimire (Author), Anjana Singh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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The rapid identification of bacteria causing meningitis is crucial as delays in the treatment increase mortality rate. Though considered as the gold standard for the laboratory diagnosis of bacterial meningitis, culture might give false negative results in a case of patients under antibiotics prior...