Point-of-Care Approaches for Meningitis Diagnosis in a Low-Resource Setting (Southwestern Uganda): Observational Cohort Study Protocol of the “PI-POC” Trial

BackgroundA timely differential diagnostic is essential to identify the etiology of central nervous system (CNS) infections in children, in order to facilitate targeted treatment, manage patients, and improve clinical outcome. ObjectiveThe Pediatric Infection-Poin...

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Main Authors: Gaudenzi, Giulia, Kumbakumba, Elias, Rasti, Reza, Nanjebe, Deborah, Réu, Pedro, Nyehangane, Dan, Mårtensson, Andreas, Nassejje, Milly, Karlsson, Jens, Mzee, John, Nilsson, Peter, Businge, Stephen, Loh, Edmund, Boum II, Yap, Andersson-Svahn, Helene, Gantelius, Jesper, Mwanga-Amumpaire, Juliet, Alfvén, Tobias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2020-11-01
Series:JMIR Research Protocols
Online Access:https://www.researchprotocols.org/2020/11/e21430