Use of alternative cerebrospinal fluid‐based biomarkers to help diagnose Xpert‐negative tuberculous meningitis: A case report

The widely used Xpert MTB/RIF assay, limited by its suboptimal sensitivity, does not perform well as a rule‐out test for tuberculous meningitis. Alternative CSF‐based biomarkers can help determine the microbial etiology of clinical meningitis when standard diagnostic modalities fail.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Poudel, Deechit, Poudel, Diptee, Poudel, Dhiraj
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8299261/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34322264
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4526

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8299261/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34322264
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4526

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