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  • Molecular diagnostic assays for the detection of common bacterial meningitis pathogens: A narrative review 
    Diallo, Kanny; Feteh, Vitalis Fambombi; Ibe, Lilian; Antonio, Martin; Caugant, Dominique Andree Yvette; Plessis, Mignon du; Deghmane, Ala-Eddine; Ronveaux, Olivier; Taha, Muhamed-Kheir; Wang, Xin; Brueggemann, Angela B.; Maiden, Martin C.J.; Harrison, Odile B. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    Bacterial meningitis is a major global cause of morbidity and mortality. Rapid identification of the aetiological agent of meningitis is essential for clinical and public health management and disease prevention given the ...
  • Next generation rapid diagnostic tests for meningitis diagnosis 
    Feagins, Alicia R.; Ronveaux, Olivier; Taha, Muhamed-Kheir; Caugant, Dominique A; Smith, Vinny; Fernandez, Katya; Glennie, Linda; Fox, LeAnne M.; Wang, Xin (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are increasingly recognized as valuable, transformative tools for the diagnosis of infectious diseases. Although there are a variety of meningitis RDTs currently available, certain product ...
  • Phylogenetic relationships and regional spread of meningococcal strains in the meningitis belt, 2011–2016 
    Topaz, Nadav; Caugant, Dominique A; Taha, Muhamed-Kheir; Brynildsrud, Ola Brønstad; Debech, Nadia; Hong, Eva; Deghmane, Ala-Eddine; Ouédraogo, Rasmata; Ousmane, Sani; Gamougame, Kadidja; Njanpop-Lafourcade, Berthe-Marie; Diarra, Seydou; Fox, Leanne M.; Wang, Xin (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    Background Historically, the major cause of meningococcal epidemics in the meningitis belt of sub-Saharan Africa has been Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A (NmA), but the incidence has been substantially reduced since ...