Effect of pH changes in cerebrospinal fluid specimens on bacterial survival and antigen test results

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 249-253

  Cunniffe, J G ^a   Whitby Strevens, S ^a   Wilcox, M H ^a,b  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Cerebrospinal fluid; Diagnosis of meningitis; pH

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MENINGITIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0029898086     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.49.3.249     Document Type: Article

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