Bacterial Antigen Detection Test in Meningitis

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 799-801

  Das, B K ^a,b   Gurubacharya, Rajesh Lal ^a   Mohapatra, T M ^a   Mishra, O P ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacterial antigen; Latex particle agglutination test; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MALE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0242487649     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02723800     Document Type: Article

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