Nateghian A, Zamani K, Asadi A, Abdi M, Lohrasbi V. The role of PCR techniques in diagnosis and management of bacterial meningitis in children: A review. IJCA 2019; 5 (1)
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http://ijca.iums.ac.ir/article-1-184-en.html
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Bacterial meningitis is a medical emergency for which a very on time management should be done. Among laboratory techniques, PCR methods could be very attractive due to their general good sensitivity, specificity; meanwhile they can usually be done in a relatively short time but the problem of availability, cost and limited experience of physicians needs attention and more studies. In this article we tried to review the most current evidences on this matter.
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