Value of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for diagnosing tuberculous meningitis;Wertigkeit der polymerase-kettenreaktion (PCR) fur die diagnostik der tuberkulosen meningitis

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Volumn 69, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 502-506

  Fresquet Wolf, C ^a   Haas, J ^a   Wildemann, B ^a   Storch Hagenlocher, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mycobacteria fortuitum; Mycobacteria tuberculosis; Polymerase chain reaction; Tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROGNOSIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 0031811601     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001150050304     Document Type: Article

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