Evaluation of a rapid PCR assay for diagnosis of meningococcal meningitis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 3851-3853

  Richardson, David C ^a   Louie, Lisa ^a   Louie, Marie ^a   Simor, Andrew E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0041522323     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.8.3851-3853.2003     Document Type: Article

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