About the Authors
- Suzanne Chanteau
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*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: schanteau@cermes.org
Affiliations Institut Pasteur, Plateforme Technologique PT5, Paris, France , CERMES, National Reference Center for Meningitis, Ministry of Health, Réseau International Instituts Pasteur, Niamey, Niger
- Sylvie Dartevelle
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Affiliation Institut Pasteur, Plateforme Technologique PT5, Paris, France
- Ali Elhadj Mahamane
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Affiliation CERMES, National Reference Center for Meningitis, Ministry of Health, Réseau International Instituts Pasteur, Niamey, Niger
- Saacou Djibo
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Affiliation CERMES, National Reference Center for Meningitis, Ministry of Health, Réseau International Instituts Pasteur, Niamey, Niger
- Pascal Boisier
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Affiliation CERMES, National Reference Center for Meningitis, Ministry of Health, Réseau International Instituts Pasteur, Niamey, Niger
- Farida Nato
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Affiliation Institut Pasteur, Plateforme Technologique PT5, Paris, France
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. Farida Nato, Suzanne Chanteau, and Sylvie Dartevelle declared they have deposited an Enveloppe Soleau (DI 2005–35).
Author Contributions
S. Chanteau, P. Boisier, and F. Nato designed the project. S. Chanteau, P. Boisier, and F. Nato cowrote the manuscript. S. Chanteau, S. Djibo, and A.E. Mahamane contributed to the evaluation of the RDTs. S. Dartevelle and F. Nato contributed to the development of the monoclonal antibodies and the RDTs. S. Chanteau contributed to the coordination of the project. S. Chanteau was involved in optimizing the RDTs. P. Boisier carried out the statistical analysis of the data.