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Diagnostic accuracy of intracellular mycobacterium tuberculosis detection for tuberculous meningitis.
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RATIONALE: Early diagnosis and treatment of tuberculous meningitis saves lives, but current laboratory diagnostic tests lack sensitivity. OBJECTIVES: We investigated whether the detection of intracellular bacteria by a modified Ziehl-Neelsen stain and early secretory antigen target (ESAT)-6 in cerebrospinal fluid leukocytes improves tuberculous meningitis diagnosis. METHODS: Cerebrospinal fluid specimens from patients with suspected tuberculous meningitis were stained by conventional Ziehl-Ne...
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- 10.1164/rccm.201309-1686oc
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- Journal:
- American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
- Volume:
- 189
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 475-481
- Publication date:
- 2014-02-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1535-4970
- ISSN:
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1073-449X
- Source identifiers:
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450889
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- English
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- pubs:450889
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- 2014-05-13
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