Significance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen expression in cerebrospinal fluid monocytes in diagnosing tuberculous meningitis

• Main Authors: Fu-Xia Song (Author), Xu-Wen Sun (Author), Xiao-Tong Wang (Author), Yu Nai (Author), Zhu-Li Liu (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the significance of positive expression of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, (MTB) antigen in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) monocytes in diagnosing tuberculous meningitis (TBM). Materials and Methods: A total of 50 inpatients of TBM, 30 viral meningitis...