Rapid diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis by ligase chain reaction amplification

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 14-16

  Rajo, M C ^a   Perez del Molino M L ^a   Lado Lado, F L ^a   Lopez M J ^a   Prieto, E ^a   Pardo, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMEAR; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; HUMANS; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 0036172161     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540110076967     Document Type: Article

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