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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Udgivet i:	PLoS One
Main Authors:	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.
Format:	Artigo
Sprog:	Inglês
Udgivet:	Public Library of Science 2018
Fag:	Research Article
Online adgang:	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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Evaluation of the GeneXpert MTB/RIF in patients with presumptive tuberculous meningitis

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