Laboratory confirmation of meningococcal disease in Scotland, 1993-9
| Autor: | L. Thom, S. C. Clarke, Giles Edwards, B C Denham, J. Reid |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
Grande bretagne
medicine.medical_specialty Disease Neisseria meningitidis Meningococcal disease medicine.disease_cause Polymerase Chain Reaction Pathology and Forensic Medicine Agglutination Tests Epidemiology medicine Humans Intensive care medicine Bacteriological Techniques Disease surveillance business.industry Incidence Public health Incidence (epidemiology) Original Articles General Medicine medicine.disease Antibodies Bacterial Bacterial Typing Techniques Surgery Meningococcal Infections Scotland Pharynx business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Pathology. 55:32-36 |
| ISSN: | 0021-9746 |
| Popis: | Aims: To describe the laboratory confirmation of meningococcal disease, using culture and non-culture based techniques, between 1993 and 1999 as part of a national service in Scotland. Methods: Samples from patients with suspected meningococcal disease in Scotland were analysed by culture and non-culture based techniques to gain a laboratory confirmation of disease. Data were analysed to establish the number of disease cases, the serogroups of the organisms involved, and the importance of the techniques used. Results: Between 1993 and 1999, there was a total of 1749 notified cases of meningococcal disease in Scotland. Culture based methods provided a laboratory confirmation of 788 cases whereas non-culture techniques confirmed 461 cases. Conclusions: Non-culture techniques were a useful addition to culture based techniques in Scotland and improved the dataset required for public health management, disease surveillance, and vaccine policy. |
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