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Point-of-care cerebrospinal fluid Gram stain for the management of acute meningitis in adults: a retrospective observational study
BACKGROUND: Gram stain of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is widely used in the diagnosis of acute meningitis, however, it is often conducted in the laboratory, as only some hospitals have access to point-of-care Gram stain (PCGS). The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the clinical impact and utili...
Autores principales: | Taniguchi, Tomohiro, Tsuha, Sanefumi, Shiiki, Soichi, Narita, Masashi |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7722320/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33287843 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12941-020-00404-9 |
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