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Identification of Common Bacterial Pathogens Causing Meningitis in Culture-Negative Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples Using Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
المؤلفون المشاركون
Khater, Walaa Shawky
Elabd, Safia Hamed
المصدر
International Journal of Microbiology
العدد
المجلد 2016، العدد 2016 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2016)، ص ص. 1-5، 5ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2016-08-01
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
5
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Background.
Meningitis is a serious communicable disease with high morbidity and mortality rates.
It is an endemic disease in Egypt caused mainly by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, and Haemophilus influenzae.
In some settings, bacterial meningitis is documented depending mainly on positive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture results or CSF positive latex agglutination test, missing the important role of prior antimicrobial intake which can yield negative culture and latex agglutination test results.
This study aimed to utilize molecular technology in order to diagnose bacterial meningitis in culture-negative CSF samples.
Materials and Methods.
Forty culture-negative CSF samples from suspected cases of bacterial meningitis were examined by real-time polymerase chain reaction (real-time PCR) for the presence of lytA, bexA, and ctrA genes specific for Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Neisseria meningitidis, respectively.
Results.
Positive real-time PCR results for Streptococcus pneumoniae were detected in 36 (90%) of culture-negative CSF samples while no positive results for Haemophilus influenzae or Neisseria meningitidis were detected.
Four (10%) samples were negative by real-time PCR for all tested organisms.
Conclusion.
The use of molecular techniques as real-time PCR can provide a valuable addition to the proportion of diagnosed cases of bacterial meningitis especially in settings with high rates of culture-negative results.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Khater, Walaa Shawky& Elabd, Safia Hamed. 2016. Identification of Common Bacterial Pathogens Causing Meningitis in Culture-Negative Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples Using Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction. International Journal of Microbiology،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106266
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Khater, Walaa Shawky& Elabd, Safia Hamed. Identification of Common Bacterial Pathogens Causing Meningitis in Culture-Negative Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples Using Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction. International Journal of Microbiology No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106266
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Khater, Walaa Shawky& Elabd, Safia Hamed. Identification of Common Bacterial Pathogens Causing Meningitis in Culture-Negative Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples Using Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction. International Journal of Microbiology. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106266
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1106266
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