Link to Pubmed [PMID] – 24300442
Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. 2014 Jan;108(1):6-12
Meningococcocal meningitis represents an important cause of mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan countries. Confirmatory bacteriological or molecular diagnosis is essential for patient management/treatment and meningitis surveillance, but many laboratory tests are expensive and rarely available for low-income countries. A rapid diagnostic test (RDT) represents a valuable alternative to improve case management and surveillance.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24300442