An expanded age range for meningococcal meningitis: molecular diagnostic evidence from population-based surveillance in Asia

Table 1 Cerebrospinal fluid analysis of simultaneous detection of bacteria by PCR

Bacteria	China	Korea	Vietnam	Total
Bacteria	Number (%)	Number (%)	Number (%)	Total
S. pneumoniae	27 (4.6)	29 (4.2)	41 (4.7)	97
Haemophilus Influenzae type b	12 (2.0)	38 (5.5)	146 (16.6)	196
N. meningitidis	67 (11.4)	92 (13.2)	125 (14.2)	284
None Detected	511 (87.0)	538 (77.1)	566 (64.5)	1615
Total	587 (100)*	608 (100)*	837 (100)*	2032

*30 (China), 89 (Korea), 41 (Vietnam) CSF specimens were positive for more than two bacterial species; **total number was subtracted 160 from 2192 that was more than two bacterial species among three countries.

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