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1675709

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8757
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-7-25
pubmed:abstractText
Rapid diagnosis of meningococcal disease followed by early treatment is essential. However, culture of blood or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) may be unsuccessful because antibiotic treatment is often started before adequate specimens are collected, and because bacteria may die during transportation to the laboratory. We have used the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect meningococcal DNA in a culture-negative CSF of a 15-year-old girl with meningococcal disease. Two oligonucleotides flanking the dihydropteroate synthase gene (dhps) of Neisseria meningitidis were used as primers. The PCR reaction is a rapid technique for the early detection of meningococcal meningitis, and also when culture is negative.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0140-6736
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
29
pubmed:volume
337
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1568-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Rapid diagnosis of meningococcal meningitis by polymerase chain reaction.
pubmed:affiliation
Telemark Biomedical Center, Skien, Norway.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports