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Improved detection of bacterial central nervous system infections by use of a broad-range PCR assay.
J Clin Microbiol
; 52(5): 1751-3, 2014 May.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24622094
RESUMO
A universal PCR assay for bacteria and fungi detected meningitis pathogens in 65% of 20 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from patients with suspected central nervous system (CNS) infections compared to a 35% detection rate by culture and/or microscopy methods. Thus, the PCR assay can improve the diagnosis rate of infective meningitis when standard methods provide a negative result.