[The value of cell free DNA <i>of Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> in the early diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis].
X L Li, Qiujing Liang, Y Zhang, Rui Guo, Z C Liu, K Li, Ming‐Qing Gao, N Y Che, et al. (10 authors)
PubMed · 2023-05
Abstract
The sensitivity of the Cf-TB test was significantly higher than that of CSF MTB culture and Xpert MTB/RIF. Cf-TB may provide evidence for earlier diagnosis and treatment of TBM.
MeSH terms
- Medicine
- Tuberculous meningitis
- Internal medicine
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis
- Gold standard (test)
- Neurology
- Cerebrospinal fluid
- Meningitis
- Predictive value
- Gastroenterology
- Pediatrics