The value of serial plasma nuclear and mitochondrial DNA levels in adult community-acquired bacterial meningitis

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 169-175

  Lu, C H ^a   Chang, W N ^a   Tsai, N W ^a   Chuang, Y C ^a   Huang, C R ^a   Wang, H C ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE;

EID: 77950255102     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcp201     Document Type: Article

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