Detection of Haemophilus influenzae type B in cerebrospinal fluid of suspected children with meningitis by PCR

Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 181-184

  Nakhjavani, F A ^a   Hashemi, F Bonakdar ^a   Kalani, M Taheri ^a,c   Kazemi, B ^b   Nouri, K ^a   Azadi, N ^a   Ashtiani, M Haghi ^a   Aligholi, M ^a   Erfani, U ^a   Abedini, M ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

CSF; Culture; Haemophilus influenzae type b; Incidence; Iran; Meningitis; PCR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 33846240537     PISSN: 10161430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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