Use of universal PCR on cerebrospinal fluid to diagnose bacterial meningitis in culture-negative patients

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2002 Jan;21(1):67-9. doi: 10.1007/s10096-001-0656-2.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacteremia / cerebrospinal fluid*
  • Bacteremia / diagnosis
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cohort Studies
  • Colony Count, Microbial
  • Female
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / isolation & purification
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / cerebrospinal fluid*
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / diagnosis
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Meningitis, Meningococcal / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Meningitis, Meningococcal / diagnosis
  • Meningitis, Meningococcal / microbiology
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
  • Sampling Studies
  • Sensitivity and Specificity