Journal ID (nlm-ta): PLoS One
Journal ID (iso-abbrev): PLoS ONE
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Title:
PLoS ONE
Publisher:
Public Library of Science
(San Francisco, CA USA
)
ISSN
(Electronic):
1932-6203
Publication date
(Electronic):
1
February
2016
Publication date Collection: 2016
Volume: 11
Issue: 2
Electronic Location Identifier: e0147765
Affiliations
[1
]Meningitis and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, Atlanta, United States of America
[2
]Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels, Belgium
[3
]Centre de Recherche Médicale et Sanitaire, Niamey, Niger
[4
]Institut National de Recherche en Santé Publique, Bamako, Mali
[5
]Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pédiatrique Charles De Gaulle, Ouagadougou, Burkina
Faso
[6
]Instituto Adolfo Lutz, São Paulo, Brazil
California Department of Public Health, UNITED STATES
Author notes
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Conceived and designed the experiments: JV J-MC MJW SD RTO CS LWM XW. Performed the
experiments: JV MJW IB IS DK. Analyzed the data: JV MJW THT XW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis
tools: JV J-MC MJW SD RTO CS THT LWM XW. Wrote the paper: JV XW. Assisted with editing,
finalizing, & giving critical feedback on the scientific content of the manuscript:
JV J-MC MJW IB IS SD RTO DK THT CS LWM XW.
Article
Publisher ID:
PONE-D-15-43536
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147765
PMC ID: 4735509
PubMed ID: 26829233
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Subject:
Research Article
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Molecular Biology
Subject:
Molecular Biology Techniques
Subject:
Artificial Gene Amplification and Extension
Subject:
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Subject:
Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction
Subject:
Research and Analysis Methods
Subject:
Molecular Biology Techniques
Subject:
Artificial Gene Amplification and Extension
Subject:
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Subject:
Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Molecular Biology
Subject:
Molecular Biology Techniques
Subject:
Artificial Gene Amplification and Extension
Subject:
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Subject:
Research and Analysis Methods
Subject:
Molecular Biology Techniques
Subject:
Artificial Gene Amplification and Extension
Subject:
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Subject:
Research and analysis methods
Subject:
Extraction techniques
Subject:
DNA extraction
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Anatomy
Subject:
Body Fluids
Subject:
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Anatomy
Subject:
Body Fluids
Subject:
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Physiology
Subject:
Body Fluids
Subject:
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Physiology
Subject:
Body Fluids
Subject:
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Anatomy
Subject:
Nervous System
Subject:
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Anatomy
Subject:
Nervous System
Subject:
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Microbiology
Subject:
Medical Microbiology
Subject:
Microbial Pathogens
Subject:
Bacterial Pathogens
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Subject:
Pathogens
Subject:
Microbial Pathogens
Subject:
Bacterial Pathogens
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Infectious Diseases
Subject:
Bacterial Diseases
Subject:
Bacterial Meningitis
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Infectious Diseases
Subject:
Infectious Diseases of the Nervous System
Subject:
Meningitis
Subject:
Bacterial Meningitis
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Neurology
Subject:
Infectious Diseases of the Nervous System
Subject:
Meningitis
Subject:
Bacterial Meningitis
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Inflammatory Diseases
Subject:
Meningitis
Subject:
Bacterial Meningitis
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Microbiology
Subject:
Medical Microbiology
Subject:
Microbial Pathogens
Subject:
Bacterial Pathogens
Subject:
Neisseria Meningitidis
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Subject:
Pathogens
Subject:
Microbial Pathogens
Subject:
Bacterial Pathogens
Subject:
Neisseria Meningitidis
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Organisms
Subject:
Bacteria
Subject:
Neisseria
Subject:
Neisseria Meningitidis
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Infectious Diseases
Subject:
Infectious Diseases of the Nervous System
Subject:
Meningitis
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Neurology
Subject:
Infectious Diseases of the Nervous System
Subject:
Meningitis
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Inflammatory Diseases
Subject:
Meningitis