Expanding Molecular Diagnostics for Central Nervous System Infections

Adv Pediatr. 2018 Aug;65(1):209-227. doi: 10.1016/j.yapd.2018.04.005. Epub 2018 Jun 20.

Authors

Mavel Gutierrez¹, Patricia J Emmanuel²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, College of Medicine, 2 Tampa General Circle, 5th Floor, STC 5016, Tampa, FL 33606, USA.
² Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, College of Medicine, 2 Tampa General Circle, 5th Floor, STC 5016, Tampa, FL 33606, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 30053925
DOI: 10.1016/j.yapd.2018.04.005

No abstract available

Keywords: CNS infections; Encephalitis; Meningitis; Multiplex PCR; Next-generation sequencing; Polymerase chain reaction.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Central Nervous System / anatomy & histology
Central Nervous System Infections / diagnosis*
Central Nervous System Infections / microbiology
Central Nervous System Infections / virology
DNA, Bacterial / cerebrospinal fluid
DNA, Fungal / cerebrospinal fluid
DNA, Viral / cerebrospinal fluid
Humans
Microbiological Techniques
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Virology / methods

Substances

DNA, Bacterial
DNA, Fungal
DNA, Viral