Molecular detection and characterization of bacteria from CSF samples of patients with suspected cerebrospinal meningitis in parts of northern Nigeria using metagenomic DNA extracts

Background: The most commonly used approaches for detection and characterization of bacterial pathogens of meningitis in developing countries include culture, Gram stain, and latex agglutination. The positivity rate of culture is relatively low due to suboptimal storage and transportation conditions...

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Veröffentlicht in:African journal of clinical and experimental microbiology 2021-07, Vol.22 (3), p.365-376
Hauptverfasser: Peletiri, I.C., Ikeh, E.I., Ayanbimpe, G.M., Nna, E.
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Sprache:eng
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