Diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis: clinical and laboratory parameters
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Immunocytochemical method for early laboratory diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis.
A simple immunocytochemical method was standardized for the direct demonstration of mycobacterial antigen in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens of patients with tuberculous meningitis (TBM). CSF-cytospin smears were prepared from 22 patients with a clinical diagnosis of TBM and also from an equal number of patients with nontuberculous neurological diseases (disease control). Immunocytological ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1201-9712
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2006.07.007