Evaluation of gene-xpert in paediatric tuberculous meningitis cases: A hospital-based study

Evaluation of gene-xpert in paediatric tuberculous meningitis cases: A hospital-based study

Introduction: Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) among extra-pulmonary organs. The diagnosis of TBM can be considered a double sword in low-resource settings. On one side, there is poor access to health-care services, limited diagnostic capacity, and po...

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Main Authors:	Sweta Muni, Anand Kumar Gupta, Deepak Pankaj, Rakesh Kumar, Shailesh Kumar, Namrata Kumari
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:	Advances in Human Biology
Subjects:	cerebrospinal fluid sample mycobacterial growth indicator tube nucleic acid amplification test naoh-n-acetyl-l-cysteine method
Online Access:	http://www.aihbonline.com/article.asp?issn=2321-8568;year=2023;volume=13;issue=1;spage=100;epage=106;aulast=Muni

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