Fig 1. Flowchart of sample collection and testing.
The flow chart depicts the number of CSF samples collected and tested between March 2013 and December 2015. CSF: Cerebrospinal fluid; HCM: Hospital Central de Maputo; HCB: Hospital Central da Beira; HCN: Hospital Central de Nampula; SM-PCR: sequential multiplex polymerase chain reaction; NMRL: National Reference Microbiology Laboratory.