Evaluation of the GeneXpert MTB/RIF in patients with presumptive tuberculous meningitis

BACKGROUND: Meningitis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. We evaluated the performance of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) testing with the GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay versus traditional approaches for diagnosing tuberculosis meningitis (TBM). METHODS: P...

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Autores principales: Metcalf, Tatiana, Soria, Jaime, Montano, Silvia M., Ticona, Eduardo, Evans, Carlton A., Huaroto, Luz, Kasper, Matthew, Ramos, Eric S., Mori, Nicanor, Jittamala, Podjanee, Chotivanich, Kesinee, Chavez, Irwin F., Singhasivanon, Pratap, Pukrittayakamee, Sasithon, Zunt, Joseph R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6005529/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29912907
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198695

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