259. Impact of a Multiplex Meningitis and Encephalitis PCR on the Management of CNS Infections in Adults and Children, Houston, Texas

BACKGROUND: The majority of adults and children with meningitis and encephalitis have unknown etiologies fostering universal admission, prolonged length of stay, empirical antibiotic and antiviral therapies. A qualitative multiplexed nucleic acid-based in vitro diagnostic test (FilmArray) is helping...

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Autores principales: Aguilera, Elizabeth A, Simar, Shelby, Wootton, Susan H, Hasbun, Rodrigo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8644670/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab466.461

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8644670/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab466.461

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