Evaluation of polymerase chain reaction for rapid diagnosis of clinically suspected tuberculous meningitis

Tubercle and Lung Disease

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 353-357

  Seth, P ^a   Ahuja, G K ^a   Vijaya Bhanu, N ^a   Behari, M ^a   Bhowmik, S ^a   Broor, S ^a   Dar, L ^a   Chakraborty, M ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

EID: 0029736972     PISSN: 09628479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0962-8479(96)90101-X     Document Type: Article

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