| Organism |
Detection method |
| |
Culture
n=162 (%) |
Latex
n=162 (%) |
PCR
n=162 (%) |
| N. meningitidis |
0(0.0) |
1(0.6) |
1(0.6) |
| S. pneumoniae |
15(9.3) |
20(12.3) |
29(17.9) |
| S. agalactiae |
1(0.6) |
11(7.4) |
ND* |
| H. influenzae |
1(0.6) |
1(0.6) |
7(4.3) |
| Total |
17 (10.5) |
33 (20.4) |
37 (22.9)** |
|
| *ND: Not done as PCR primers were not available for S. agalactiae **excluding S.agalactiae |
| Table 5: Meningitis causing bacteria detected by culture, LA and PCR. |
