Negative polymerase chain reaction in a child with tuberculous meningoencephalitis

Infection. 1997 Jul-Aug;25(4):256-7. doi: 10.1007/BF01713159.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Base Sequence
  • DNA, Bacterial / analysis
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • False Negative Reactions
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Meningoencephalitis / diagnosis*
  • Meningoencephalitis / drug therapy
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / genetics
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Tuberculosis, Meningeal / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis, Meningeal / drug therapy

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents
  • DNA, Bacterial