Validation of multiplex PCR for the diagnosis of acute bacterial meningitis in culture negative cerebrospinal fluid.
Sérgio Monteiro de AlmeidaLibera Maria Dalla CostaChristian SiebraLavinia Nery Villa Stangler ArendKeite da Silva NogueiraPublished in: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (2020)
Multiplex PCR for CSF can improve the speed and accuracy of acute bacterial meningitis diagnosis in a clinical setting as a complement to classical immunological and bacteriological assays in CSF. It is also useful for CSF culture-negative acute bacterial meningitis.