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Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis and Haemophilus influenzae in Culture Negative Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples from Meningitis Patients Using a Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction in Nepal
The rapid identification of bacteria causing meningitis is crucial as delays in the treatment increase mortality rate. Though considered as the gold standard for the laboratory diagnosis of bacterial meningitis, culture might give false negative results in a case of patients under antibiotics prior...
Autores principales: | Sharma, Supriya, Acharya, Jyoti, Caugant, Dominique A., Banjara, Megha Raj, Ghimire, Prakash, Singh, Anjana |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7930938/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33804301 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/idr13010019 |
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