Bedside colorimetric reagent dipstick in the diagnosis of meningitis in low– and middle–income countries: A prospective, international blinded comparison with laboratory analysis

Bedside colorimetric reagent dipstick in the diagnosis of meningitis in low– and middle–income countries: A prospective, international blinded comparison with laboratory analysis

Background: Colorimetric reagent dipstick (CRD) for leukocyte esterase (LE) has shown potential for diagnosing and ruling out bacterial meningitis. Potential advantages over traditional cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis include the small quantity of CSF required, rapid results, and easy interpretat...

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Main Authors: Carlan Bruce Wendler, Ladislas Mashimango, Temoi Remi, Patrick LaRochelle, Elliot Kang, B. Jason Brotherton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Meningitis
Reagent dipstick
Bedside diagnosis
Resource-limited
Global health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X22000209

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