The potential contribution of the polymerase chain reaction to the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 771-776

  Nguyen, Lan N ^a,b   Kox, Linda F F ^a   Pham, Linh D ^a   Kuijper, Sjoukje ^b   Kolk, Arena H J ^c  

^a Pham Ngoc Thach Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Center   (Viet Nam)

^b ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

EID: 0029838378     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1996.00550080093017     Document Type: Article

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