Comparison of amplicor and GeneXpert MTB/RIF tests for diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Neurology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
• ² Biostatistics Unit, Medical Research Council, Durban, South Africa.
• ³ KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV (K-RITH), Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa HIV Pathogenesis Programme, Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
• ⁴ Lung Infection and Immunity Unit, Division of Pulmonology and UCT Lung Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
• ⁵ Lung Infection and Immunity Unit, Division of Pulmonology and UCT Lung Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa [email protected].