Direct detection and serogroup characterization of Neisseria meningitidis from outbreak of meningococcal meningitis in Delhi

Background and Objectives: Rapid clinical manifestation/progression of the meningococcal meningitis and lacunae in conventional bacteriological test often encourages indiscriminate use of antibiotics much before the etiology is established. This study was planned to evaluate ctrA PCR for rapid mole...

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Main Authors: SS Negi, SS Grover, SS Rautela, DS Rawat, S Gupta, S Khare, S Lal, A Rai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2010-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/50