A newer approach for the laboratory diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 225-228

  Mathai, A ^a   Radhakrishnan, V V ^a   George, S M ^a   Sarada, C ^a  

^a Sree Chithra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology   (India)

Author keywords

82 k Da antigen; Cerebrospinal fluid; Heat inactivation; Immunodiagnosis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM ANTIGEN; PYROXYLIN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HEATING; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RABBITS; TUBERCULIN; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 0034983735     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(01)00230-9     Document Type: Article

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