Rapid diagnosis of bacterial meningitis using a microarray

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 448-453

  Ben, Ren Jy ^a   Kung, Suefang ^b   Chang, Feng Yee ^c   Lu, Jang Jih ^d   Feng, Nan Hsiung ^a   Hsieh, Yao Dung ^e,f  

^a KAOHSIUNG ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Department of Internal Medicine   (Taiwan)

^d TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^f KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bacterial meningitis; Biochip; Cerebrospinal fluid; Microarray analysis; Pleocytosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOCHIP; BLOOD CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MIXED INFECTION; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PLEOCYTOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

EID: 48049083319     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(08)60152-7     Document Type: Article

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