The use of dried cerebrospinal fluid filter paper spots as a substrate for PCR diagnosis of the aetiology of bacterial meningitis in the Lao PDR

We investigated whether dried cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) conserved on filter paper can be used as a substrate for accurate PCR diagnosis of important causes of bacterial meningitis in the Lao PDR. Using mock CSF, we investigated and optimized filter paper varieties, paper punch sizes, elution volumes...

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Autores principales: Elliott, I, Dittrich, S, Paris, D, Sengduanphachanh, A, Phoumin, P, Newton, P N
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2013
Materias:
Epidemiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4285853/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23738720
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1469-0691.12260

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