Evaluation of the GeneXpert MTB/RIF in patients with presumptive tuberculous meningitis

BACKGROUND: Meningitis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. We evaluated the performance of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) testing with the GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay versus traditional approaches for diagnosing tuberculosis meningitis (TBM). METHODS: P...

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Publicat a:PLoS One
Autors principals: Metcalf, Tatiana, Soria, Jaime, Montano, Silvia M., Ticona, Eduardo, Evans, Carlton A., Huaroto, Luz, Kasper, Matthew, Ramos, Eric S., Mori, Nicanor, Jittamala, Podjanee, Chotivanich, Kesinee, Chavez, Irwin F., Singhasivanon, Pratap, Pukrittayakamee, Sasithon, Zunt, Joseph R.
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicat: Public Library of Science 2018
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Accés en línia:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6005529/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29912907
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198695
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