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Confirmation of clinical meningococcal disease (MCD) is essential for management of patients, contacts, and outbreaks. Blood and CSF cultures, the traditional gold standard diagnostic tests, have been adversely affected by preadmission parenteral penicillin and fewer lumbar punctures. Rapid, reliable serogroup determination without the need to grow isolates could improve laboratory confirmation of MCD.
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Institute of Child Health, Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital, Alder Hey, Eaton Road, Liverpool L12 2AP, UK. edcarrol@liverpool.ac.uk
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