Utility of a novel lipoarabinomannan assay for the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis in a resource-poor high-HIV prevalence setting

BACKGROUND: In Africa, tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is an important opportunistic infection in HIV-positive patients. Current diagnostic tools for TBM perform sub-optimally. In particular, the rapid diagnosis of TBM is challenging because smear microscopy has a low yield and PCR is not widely availa...

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Autores principales: Patel, Vinod B, Bhigjee, Ahmed I, Paruk, Hoosain F, Singh, Ravesh, Meldau, Richard, Connolly, Cathy, Ndung'u, Thumbi, Dheda, Keertan
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2777116/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19878608
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-8454-6-13

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2777116/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19878608
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-8454-6-13

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