Limits of detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in spiked cerebrospinal fluid using the polymerase chain reaction in tuberculous meningitis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-50

  Baran Jr , J ^a   Riederer, K M ^a   Khatib, R ^a  

^a ST JOHN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DILUTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOMETRY; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0033960922     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050009     Document Type: Article

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