Polymerase chain reaction for the laboratory diagnosis of aseptic meningitis and encephalitis

A protocol for testing cerebrospinal fluid specimens using a range of PCR assays for the diagnosis of central nervous system infection was developed and used to test prospectively 383 specimens. PCR assays were used for the detection of adenovirus, Borrelia burgdorferi, enteroviruses, Epstein Barr v...

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Main Authors: MARISA CHESKY, ROSANA SCALCO, LUCIANE FAILACE, STEVEN READ, LUIZ FERNANDO JOBIM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2000-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2000000500008&tlng=en
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