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Disease/health condition - Meningitis
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture
Setting:
2. Laboratory
Tiered Testing Service:
District hospital with laboratory Regional or provincial hospital with laboratory
Assay format
Manual techniques
Information History
First added in 2024
Purpose type
Diagnosis
Purpose
For bacterial pathogen identification in individuals with suspected acute meningitis.
Specimen types
Cerebrospinal fluid
WHO prequalified or recommended products
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EMDN

W010401

BACTERIOLOGY - CULTURE MEDIA

The code(s) and term(s) in this section were observed and retrieved from public databases and have not been validated by health regulatory authorities. Please consult your regulatory agency and EMDN site: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/dyna2/emdn
WHO supporting publications
World Health Organization. (‎2025)‎. WHO guidelines on meningitis diagnosis, treatment and care. World Health Organization. https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/381006
Technical specifications
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SAGE IVD recommended including this test in the EDL on the basis of the scientific validity of the analyte and the availability of WHO guidelines and technical reports, including recommendations for the use of this test. The selection of disease specific tests for the EDL also took into account relevant priority diseases for WHO such as NCDs including DM, CVD and cancer, HIV infection, malaria, NTDs, STIs, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis B and C, among others.
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The inclusion of this test was based on WHO guidelines and/or technical documents that include recommendations for the use of this test.
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