| Title |
The Enhanced Pneumococcal LAMP Assay: A Clinical Tool for the Diagnosis of Meningitis Due to Streptococcus pneumoniae
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, August 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0042954 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Dong Wook Kim, Paul E. Kilgore, Eun Jin Kim, Soon Ae Kim, Dang Duc Anh, Bai Qing Dong, Jung Soo Kim, Mitsuko Seki |
| Abstract |
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of invasive bacterial disease in developed and developing countries. We studied the loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) technique to assess its suitability for detecting S. pneumoniae nucleic acid in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 66 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 15 | 22% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 10% |
| Lecturer | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 10 | 15% |
| Unknown | 13 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 18 | 27% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 12 | 18% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 18% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 5 | 7% |
| Unspecified | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 15 | 22% |