Use of ligase chain reaction in early diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 149-153

  Chua, Hoe Chin ^a,d   Tay, L ^b   Wang, S X ^b   Chan, Y C ^c  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Inhibitors; Ligase chain reaction; Tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

EID: 17444413329     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.v34n2p149     Document Type: Article

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