Identification of Common Bacterial Pathogens Causing Meningitis in Culture-Negative Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples Using Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

Table 3

Results of real-time PCR ().

PCR	Number	%
Negative	4	10%
Positive	36	90%
Streptococcus pneumoniae	36	90%
Haemophilus influenzae	0	0
Neisseria meningitidis	0	0