Rapid diagnosis of bacteric meningitis

Gram stain and bacterial antigen detection are economic and rapid tests for the identification of the bacteria in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for the diagnosis of meningitis. Even if culture is the gold standard of these diagnosis, it requires long time (growth time). The purpose of our study was to c...

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Main Authors: Sara Giordana Rimoldi, Cristina Pagani, Loredana Tocalli, Alessandra Lombardi, Maria Rita Gismondo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2010-09-01
Series:Microbiologia Medica
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/mm/article/view/2433