Value of multiplex PCR using cerebrospinal fluid for the diagnosis of ventriculostomy-related meningitis in neurosurgery patients.
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2014-08
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This prospective observational cohort study assessed the use of a multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay alone and in conjunction with biomarkers for the diagnosis of ventriculostomy-related meningitis in neurosurgery intensive care unit (ICU) patients with external ventricular drainage (EVD).Citation
Value of multiplex PCR using cerebrospinal fluid for the diagnosis of ventriculostomy-related meningitis in neurosurgery patients. 2014, 42 (4):621-7 InfectionJournal
InfectionPubMed ID
24470322Type
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1439-0973ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1007/s15010-014-0590-8
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