A polymerase chain reaction-enzyme immunoassay for diagnosis of pneumococcal meningitis in children & adults

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 113, Issue FEB., 2001, Pages 48-52

  John, A J P ^a   Lalitha, M K ^a   Cherian, T ^a   Pai, R ^a   Thomas, K ^a   Steinhoff, M C ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Meningitis; PCR EIA; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

AUTOLYSIN; DEOXYURIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE DERIVATIVE; DIGOXIGENIN; STREPTOCOCCUS ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGITIS, PNEUMOCOCCAL; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 0034990588     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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