Rapid Diagnosis of Acute Bacterial Meningitis: Role of a Broad Range 16S rRNA Polymerase Chain Reaction

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 225-230

  Rafi, Wasiulla ^a   Chandramuki, Akepati ^a   Mani, Reeta ^a   Satishchandra, Parthasarathy ^a   Shankar, Sursarla Krishna ^a  

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

Author keywords

acute bacterial meningitis; broad range PCR; CSF

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NEISSERIACEAE INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 76449091909     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2008.02.053     Document Type: Article

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