Rapid diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis: A comparative evaluation of in-house PCR assays involving three mycobacterial DNA sequences, IS6110, MPB-64 and 65 kDa antigen

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 252, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-168

  Rafi, Wasiulla ^a   Venkataswamy, Manjunatha M ^a   Ravi, Vasanthapuram ^a   Chandramuki, Akepati ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

65 kDa; In house protocol; IS6110; MPB 64; PCR; Tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

65 KDA ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN MPB 64; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

65 KDA GENE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IS6110 GENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MPB 64 GENE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 33845969462     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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