PMID: 18425265Apr 22, 2008Paper

The utility of the polymerase chain reaction assay for aetiologic definition of unspecified bacterial meningitis cases

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Mari TuyamaDavid E Barroso

Abstract

Most patients with acute suppurative meningitis are otherwise healthy individuals with regard to immune mechanisms against invasive bacterial disease. This medical emergency is among the most dramatic and potentially ravaging diseases that affect humans, particularly young children. The illness often strikes suddenly, and can either result in death or leave the survivors with significant neurological dysfunctions. The demonstration of a bacterial aetiology is necessary for decisions regarding treatment and prophylaxis. Conventional bacteriological methods frequently fail to identify an agent, as a result of administration of antibiotics or delayed lumbar punctures. We investigated the major aetiologic sources of unspecified bacterial meningitis cases (G00.9, ISCD-10) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based identification of Neisseria meningitidis (crgA), Streptococcus pneumoniae (ply) and Haemophilus influenzae (bexA) in cerebrospinal fluid samples. The multiplex PCR detected N. meningitidis in 92%, S. pneumoniae in 4% and H. influenzae in 1% of the 192 clinical samples assayed; 3% were negative for all three DNA targets. Bacterial DNA detection was found to be a valuable adjunct to enhance bacterial meningitis surveillance wh...Continue Reading

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Aug 1, 2012·Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics·Alina Deshpande, Paul Scott White
Sep 4, 2015·APMIS : Acta Pathologica, Microbiologica, Et Immunologica Scandinavica·Chi-Tsung LeeCheng-Chuan Su
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