Accuracy of real-time PCR, Gram stain and culture for <it>Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis</it> and <it>Haemophilus influenzae</it> meningitis diagnosis
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture is the diagnostic reference standard for bacterial meningitis, its sensitivity is limited, particularly when antibiotics were previously administered. CSF Gram staining and real-time PCR are theoretically less affected b...
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2013-01-01
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| coleção: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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| Acesso em linha: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/13/26 |
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