| field evaluation of two rapid diagnostic tests for neisseria meningitidis serogroup a during the 2006 outbreak in niger. | the pastorex((r)) (biorad) rapid agglutination test is one of the main rapid diagnostic tests (rdts) for meningococcal disease currently in use in the "meningitis belt". earlier evaluations, performed after heating and centrifugation of cerebrospinal fluid (csf) samples, under good laboratory conditions, showed high sensitivity and specificity. however, during an epidemic, the test may be used without prior sample preparation. recently a new, easy-to-use dipstick rdt for meningococcal disease de ... | 2009 | 19802392 |