Evaluation of a Rapid PCR Assay for Diagnosis of Meningococcal Meningitis

We compared the results of Gram staining and culture of cerebrospinal fluid to results obtained with a rapid PCR assay for the diagnosis of meningococcal meningitis in 281 cases of suspected bacterial meningitis. PCR had a sensitivity of 97% compared to a sensitivity of 55% for culture, and the PCR...

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Udgivet i:	J Clin Microbiol
Principais autores:	Richardson, David C., Louie, Lisa, Louie, Marie, Simor, Andrew E.
Format:	Artigo
Sprog:	Inglês
Udgivet:	American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2003
Fag:	Bacteriology
Online adgang:	https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC179789/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12904400/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.41.8.3851-3853.2003
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