Polymerase chain reaction as a useful and simple tool for rapid diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis in a Brazilian tertiary care hospital

Meningitis is a severe and potentially fatal form of tuberculosis. The diagnostic workup involves detection of acid-fast bacilli (AFB) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by microscopy or culture, however, the difficulty in detecting the organism poses a challenge to diagnosis. The use of the polymeras...

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Main Author: Dora,José Miguel (author)
Other Authors: Geib,Guilherme (author), Chakr,Rafael (author), Paris,Fernanda de (author), Mombach,Alice Beatriz (author), Lutz,Larissa (author), Souza,Carolina Fischinger Moura de (author), Goldani,Luciano Z. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2008
Subjects:
Tuberculous meningitis
diagnosis
polymerase chain reaction
PCR
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000300015
Country:Brazil
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