Diagnosis of streptococcus pneumoniae and haemophilus influenzae type B meningitis by identifying dna from cerebrospinal fluid-impregnated filter paper strips

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 111-114

  Peltola, Heikki ^a   Roine, Irmeli ^b   Leinonen, Maija ^c   Kuisma, Leena ^c   Mata, Antonio González ^d   Arbo, Antonio ^e   Goyo, José ^f   Saukkoriipi, Annika ^c  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DIEGO PORTALES   (Chile)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d Hospital Pediatrico Dr Agustin Zubillaga   (Venezuela)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ASUNCIÓN   (Paraguay)

^f Hospital Universitario de Los Andes   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Bacterial meningitis; Diagnosis; Filter paper; Hib; Meningitis; PCR; S. pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DETERMINATION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 75949123151     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181b4f041     Document Type: Article

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