Tuberculostearic acid incorporated predictive model contributes to the clinical diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis

Summary: The conventional confirmation tests of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) are usually low in sensitivity, leading to high TBM mortality. Hence, sensitive methods for indicating the presence of bacilli are required. Tuberculostearic acid (TBSA), a constituent from Mycobacterium tuberculosis had be...

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Main Authors: Tsz Hei Fong, Wangpan Shi, Guohui Ruan, Siyi Li, Guanghui Liu, Leyun Yang, Kaibin Wu, Jingxian Fan, Chung Lam Ng, Yafang Hu, Haishan Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-10-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223019351