Open AccessUtility of the Xpert MTB/RIF Assay for Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis
Author(s) -
David R. Boulware
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
plos medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.847
H-Index - 228
eISSN - 1549-1676
pISSN - 1549-1277
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001537
Subject(s) - tuberculous meningitis , medicine , meningitis , tuberculosis , virology , intensive care medicine , immunology , pediatrics , pathology
David Boulware discusses the challenges of diagnosing tuberculous meningitis and the implications of the study by Patel and colleagues using the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for diagnosis. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary
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