How Do Advanced Molecular Tests Compare to Routine Clinical Laboratory Evaluation of CSF in Meningoencephalitis? A Study in 10 Urban Emergency Departments Across the USA

BACKGROUND: The EMERGEncy ID Net Study Group is investigating whether advanced molecular tests (AMT) increase the detection of causative agents in the CSF of patients presenting with meningoencephalitis (ME). We report findings from a pilot study using AMT on 18 CSF samples from 10 US Urban Emergenc...

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Autores principales: Merlin, Toby L, Chancey, Scott, Zheng, Yueli, Bowzard, Brad, Fischer, Leah, Parker, Todd, Pillai, Satish, Talan, David, Moran, Gregory, Krishnadasan, Anusha, Santibanez, Scott
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631971/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx162.022

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631971/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx162.022

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