Diagnostic value of latex agglutination test in diagnosis of acute bacterial meningitis

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 645-649

  Mohammadi, Syeda Fasiha ^a   Patil, Asha B ^a   Nadagir, Shobha D ^a   Nandihal, Namrata ^a   Lakshminarayana, S A ^b  

^a Dharwad and Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences   (India)

^b Sree Gokulam Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Acute bacterial meningitis; culture; latex agglutination

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CELL COUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FATALITY; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; GRAM STAINING; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 84887571211     PISSN: 09722327     EISSN: 19983549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.120491     Document Type: Article

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