CSF bacterial antigen detection tests offer no advantage over Gram's stain in the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis

Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-69

  Mein, Jacki ^a   Lum, Gary ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bacterial antigen detection; Bacterial meningitis; Latex agglutination

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GRAM STAINING; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0033011216     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003130299105601     Document Type: Article

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