Diagnostic accuracy of loop-mediated isothermal amplification as a near-patient test for meningococcal disease in children: an observational cohort study.

Bourke, Thomas W

Diagnostic accuracy of loop-mediated isothermal amplification as a near-patient test for meningococcal disease in children: an observational cohort study. [electronic resource] - The Lancet. Infectious diseases May 2015 - 552-8 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Observational Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1474-4457

10.1016/S1473-3099(15)70038-1 doi


Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Cohort Studies
DNA, Bacterial--genetics
Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Meningococcal Infections--blood
Nasopharynx--microbiology
Neisseria meningitidis--genetics
Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques--methods
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Sensitivity and Specificity
United Kingdom