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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...

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Autores principales: Taniguchi, Tomohiro, Tsuha, Sanefumi, Shiiki, Soichi, Narita, Masashi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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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