Immunochromatography in CSF improves data on surveillance of S. pneumoniae meningitis in India.

Introduction: Streptococcus pneumoniae is a significant cause of childhood bacterial meningitis in India. The United States Food and Drug Administration has licensed an immunochromatographic (ICT) test, BinaxNOW™, to detect the C polysaccharide antigen of S. pneumoniae in cerebrospinal fluids (CSF).