Polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis: preliminary report

In this preliminary report the results of PCR for detection of DNA sequences (65 KDa antigen) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in CSF samples from 20 patients are registered. In 10 patients there were clinical and laboratory findings suggesting the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis (test group). In t...

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Main Authors: L.R. Machado, J.A. Livramento, S.P. Bydlowski, I. Bendit, L.M. Bravo, A. Spina-frança
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 1994-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1994000300029&lng=en&tlng=en
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