Challenges in diagnosis of central nervous system infections using conventional method: Need for better approach in Rwanda

Edouard Ntagwabira; Marianne Wanjiru Mureithi; Claude Mambo Muvunyi; Florence Masaisa; Menelas Nkeshimana; Isabelle Mukagatare; Doreen Thuo; Walter Jaoko; Jean Baptiste Mazarati; Omu Anzala

doi:10.5897/AJMR2017.8627

African Journal of
Microbiology Research

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
Language: English
ISSN: 1996-0808
DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
Start Year: 2007
Published Articles: 5254

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Challenges in diagnosis of central nervous system infections using conventional method: Need for better approach in Rwanda

Edouard Ntagwabira

Edouard Ntagwabira
Department of Biomedical Services, Rwanda Biomedical Center, Kigali, Rwanda.
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Marianne Wanjiru Mureithi

Marianne Wanjiru Mureithi
Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Claude Mambo Muvunyi

Claude Mambo Muvunyi
Department of Clinical Biology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda.
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Florence Masaisa

Florence Masaisa
Department of Clinical Chemistry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda.
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Menelas Nkeshimana

Menelas Nkeshimana
Department of Internal Medicine, Kigali University Teaching Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda.
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Isabelle Mukagatare

Isabelle Mukagatare
King Faisal Hospital in Kigali, Rwanda NOT Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
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Doreen Thuo

Doreen Thuo
Advanced Medical Diagnostic, Kigali, Rwanda.
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Walter Jaoko

Walter Jaoko
Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Jean Baptiste Mazarati

Jean Baptiste Mazarati
Department of Biomedical Services, Rwanda Biomedical Center, Kigali, Rwanda.
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Omu Anzala

Omu Anzala
Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Article Number - 705D98566181
Vol.11(35), pp. 1379-1385 , September 2017
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJMR2017.8627

Received: 29 June 2017
Accepted: 28 August 2017
Published: 21 September 2017

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