Diagnostic accuracy of intracellular mycobacterium tuberculosis detection for tuberculous meningitis.

Diagnostic accuracy of intracellular mycobacterium tuberculosis detection for tuberculous meningitis.

RATIONALE: Early diagnosis and treatment of tuberculous meningitis saves lives, but current laboratory diagnostic tests lack sensitivity. OBJECTIVES: We investigated whether the detection of intracellular bacteria by a modified Ziehl-Neelsen stain and early secretory antigen target (ESAT)-6 in cereb...

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Main Authors: Feng, G, Shi, M, Ma, L, Chen, P, Wang, B, Zhang, M, Chang, X, Su, X, Yang, Y, Fan, X, Dai, W, Liu, T, He, Y, Bian, T, Duan, L, Li, J, Hao, X, Liu, J, Xue, X, Song, Y, Wu, H, Niu, G, Zhang, L, Han, C, Lin, H
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2014

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