Clinical relevance of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays and antigen-driven immunoblots for the diagnosis of neurological infectious diseases.

Sindic, C J M

Clinical relevance of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays and antigen-driven immunoblots for the diagnosis of neurological infectious diseases. [electronic resource] - Brain research bulletin Aug 2003 - 299-308 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

0361-9230

10.1016/s0361-9230(03)00093-5 doi


Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Central Nervous System Infections--cerebrospinal fluid
Cytomegalovirus--genetics
Cytomegalovirus Infections--cerebrospinal fluid
DNA Primers
Diagnosis, Differential
Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex--cerebrospinal fluid
Encephalitis, Varicella Zoster--cerebrospinal fluid
Female
Herpesvirus 3, Human--genetics
Humans
Immunoblotting--methods
Immunoglobulin G--cerebrospinal fluid
Infant, Newborn
JC Virus--genetics
Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal--cerebrospinal fluid
Mycobacterium tuberculosis--genetics
Polymerase Chain Reaction--methods
Sensitivity and Specificity
Simplexvirus--genetics
Tuberculosis, Meningeal--cerebrospinal fluid