Evaluation of the MODS culture technique for the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis.
Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a devastating condition. The rapid instigation of appropraite chemotherapy is vital to reduce morbidity and mortality. However rapid diagnosis remains elusive; smear microscopy has extremely low sensitivity on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in most laboratories and PCR req...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2007-11-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2064961?pdf=render |