Use of alternative cerebrospinal fluid‐based biomarkers to help diagnose Xpert‐negative tuberculous meningitis: A case report
| Autor: | Dhiraj Poudel, Deechit Poudel, Diptee Poudel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Medicine (General)
medicine.medical_specialty negative Xpert assay business.industry Case Report General Medicine Microbial etiology medicine.disease Gastroenterology Tuberculous meningitis adenosine deaminase Diagnostic modalities R5-920 Cerebrospinal fluid tuberculous meningitis Internal medicine CSF‐based biomarkers Medicine business Meningitis |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Case Reports, Vol 9, Iss 7, Pp n/a-n/a (2021) Clinical Case Reports |
| ISSN: | 2050-0904 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/ccr3.4526 |
| Popis: | The widely used Xpert MTB/RIF assay, limited by its suboptimal sensitivity, does not perform well as a rule‐out test for tuberculous meningitis. Alternative CSF‐based biomarkers can help determine the microbial etiology of clinical meningitis when standard diagnostic modalities fail. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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