Rapid diagnosis of experimental meningitis by bacterial heat production in cerebrospinal fluid

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Calorimetry is a nonspecific technique which allows direct measurement of heat generated by biological processes in the living cell. We evaluated the potential of calorimetry for rapid detection of bacterial growth in cerebrospinal f...

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Main Authors: Steinhuber Andrea, Trampuz Andrej, Wittwer Matthias, Leib Stephen L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/7/116