Bedside colorimetric reagent dipstick in the diagnosis of meningitis in low– and middle–income countries: A prospective, international blinded comparison with laboratory analysis

BACKGROUND: Colorimetric reagent dipstick (CRD) for leukocyte esterase (LE) has shown potential for diagnosing and ruling out bacterial meningitis. Potential advantages over traditional cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis include the small quantity of CSF required, rapid results, and easy interpretat...

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Autores principales: Wendler, Carlan Bruce, Mashimango, Ladislas, Remi, Temoi, LaRochelle, Patrick, Kang, Elliot, Brotherton, B. Jason
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: African Federation for Emergency Medicine 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9118351/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35599842
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2022.04.004

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9118351/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35599842
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2022.04.004

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