Evaluation of Pastorex Meningitis Kit Performance for the Rapid Identification of Neisseria Meningitidis Serogroup C in Nigeria
Abstract
Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C (NmC) has caused outbreaks in Nigeria of increasing size in three consecutive years since 2013. Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for meningitis can facilitate quick identification of the causative pathogen; Pastorex can detect N. meningitidis serogroups A, C (NmC), Y/W135, N. meningitidis serogroup B/Escherichia coli K1, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), Streptococcus pneumoniae, and group B Streptococcus. There is no published field evaluation of Pastorex in the identification of NmC. We report our experience with Pastorex in detecting NmC in field conditions.Publisher
Oxford University PressPubMed ID
27496511Language
enISSN
1878-3503ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1093/trstmh/trw046
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