Background: Bacterial meningitis (BM) is a medical emergency in children. Delay in diagnosis and treatment remain major concerns in the management of BM. The aim of this study was the use of multiplex PCR (mPCR) for simultaneous detection of Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae type b, and S. agalactiae in suspected patient cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
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