Comparison of bacterial antigen test and gram stain for detecting classic meningitis bacteria in cerebrospinal fluid.

Karre, Tess; Vetter, Emily A; Mandrekar, Jayawant N; Patel, Robin

Karre, Tess; Vetter, Emily A; Mandrekar, Jayawant N; Patel, Robin.

J Clin Microbiol ; 48(4): 1504-5, 2010 Apr.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20147643

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Antigens, Bacterial/analysis; Bacteria/cytology; Bacteriological Techniques/methods; Cerebrospinal Fluid/chemistry; Cerebrospinal Fluid/microbiology; Meningitis, Bacterial/diagnosis; Humans; Immunoassay/methods; Microscopy/methods; Retrospective Studies; Sensitivity and Specificity; Staining and Labeling/methods

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Bacteria / Cerebrospinal Fluid / Bacteriological Techniques / Meningitis, Bacterial / Antigens, Bacterial Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Evaluation_studies / Observational_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: J Clin Microbiol Year: 2010 Type: Article

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