Whittle H C, Greenwood B M, Gabrielse L, Crockford J
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1976;70(3):217-8. doi: 10.1016/0035-9203(76)90042-0.
Cerebrospinal fluid from patients with pyogenic meningitis in two rural hospitals in Nigeria was dried on filter paper and sent by post for analysis in a reference laboratory. Microbial antigens were detected by counter-current immunoelectrophoresis in 78 of the 142 specimens (55%). This method of detecting antigens deserves further application for epidemiological and diagnostic work in developing countries.
