Broad‐Range Bacterial Polymerase Chain Reaction for Early Detection of Bacterial Meningitis
Open Access
- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 36 (1) , 40-45
- https://doi.org/10.1086/345438
Abstract
The diagnosis of bacterial meningitis often depends on isolation of bacteria on culture, which may take 24–48 h. DNA amplification techniques could pKeywords
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