Confirmation of meningococcal disease by urinary antigen testing

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 565-567

  Clarke, S C ^a   Reid, J ^a   Thom, L ^a   Edwards, G F S ^a  

^a STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antigen; Meningococci; Polymerase chain reaction; Urine

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BODY FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0035495042     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1198-743X.2001.00319.x     Document Type: Article

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