Real-Time PCR Diagnostic of Bacterial Meningitis Using the FTD Bacterial Meningitis Kit

This application note demonstrates the ability of the FTD Bacterial meningitis real time multiplex assay to simultaneously detect the 3 most common bacteria- Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilius influenzae. A total of 55 CSF samples collected in the meningitis belt have been tested by gel-based in-house singleplex PCR developed by the MRC Unit and compared with FTD Bacterial meningitis multiplex real time PCR kit.