Latex particle agglutination tests as an adjunct to the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis: a study from Malawi

L. E. CuevasDepartment of Tropical Paediatrics and International Child Health, School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, LiverpoolL3 5QA, U.K.

C. A. HartDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Liverpool, P. O. Box 147, LiverpoolL69 3BX, U.K.

G. MughoghoClinical Laboratory, Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi

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