Evaluation of the MODS Culture Technique for the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis

BACKGROUND: Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a devastating condition. The rapid instigation of appropraite chemotherapy is vital to reduce morbidity and mortality. However rapid diagnosis remains elusive; smear microscopy has extremely low sensitivity on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in most laboratories...

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Autores principales: Caws, Maxine, Ha, Dang Thi Minh, Torok, Estee, Campbell, James, Thu, Do Dang Anh, Chau, Tran Thi Hong, van Vinh Chau, Nguyen, Chinh, Nguyen Tran, Farrar, Jeremy
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2007
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2064961/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18000545
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0001173

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2064961/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18000545
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0001173

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