Diagnostic stewardship in the post-vaccine era: reducing demand for meningococcal and pneumococcal PCR

We read with interest the article by Zheng et  al. published in May 2018 (Meningococcal disease and control in China: Findings and updates from the Global Meningococcal Initiative), which describes the changing vaccine-associated epidemiology of meningococcal disease in China and the use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the diagnosis of m eningococcal disease.1 PCR is considered one of the greatest discoveries in molecular biology and the use of multiplex PCR panels maximises laboratory efficiency and productivity, but necessitates diagnostic stewardship.
Source: Journal of Infection - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Source Type: research