TY - JOUR AU - Sidikou, Fati AU - Djibo, Saacou AU - Taha, Muhamed Kheir AU - Alonso, Jean Michel AU - Djibo, Ali AU - Kairo, Kiari Kaka AU - Chanteau, Suzanne AU - Boisier, Pascal T1 - Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay and Bacterial Meningitis Surveillance in Remote Areas, Niger T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2003 VL - 9 IS - 11 SP - 1486 SN - 1080-6059 AB - To compensate for the lack of laboratories in remote areas, the national reference laboratory for meningitis in Niger used polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to enhance the surveillance of meningitis caused by Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Haemophilus influenzae. PCR effectively documented the wide geographic spread of N. meningitidis serogroup W135. KW - Niger DO - 10.3201/eid0911.030462 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/11/03-0462_article ER - End of Reference