Evaluation of a real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for the diagnosis of pneumococcal and meningococcal meningitis in a tertiary care hospital

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 651-653

  Van Gastel, E ^a   Bruynseels, P ^a   Verstrepen, W ^a   Mertens, A ^a  

^a ZNA Middelheim ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

CULTURE TECHNIQUES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; MENINGITIS, PNEUMOCOCCAL; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 34548131674     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-007-0350-0     Document Type: Article

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