| Title |
Utility of a novel lipoarabinomannan assay for the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis in a resource-poor high-HIV prevalence setting
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Fluids and Barriers of the CNS, November 2009
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| DOI | 10.1186/1743-8454-6-13 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Vinod B Patel, Ahmed I Bhigjee, Hoosain F Paruk, Ravesh Singh, Richard Meldau, Cathy Connolly, Thumbi Ndung'u, Keertan Dheda |
| Abstract |
In Africa, tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is an important opportunistic infection in HIV-positive patients. Current diagnostic tools for TBM perform sub-optimally. In particular, the rapid diagnosis of TBM is challenging because smear microscopy has a low yield and PCR is not widely available in resource-poor settings. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 4% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 53 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 15 | 27% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 14% |
| Other | 5 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 10 | 18% |
| Unknown | 9 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 26 | 46% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 13% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 5 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 7% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 5 | 9% |
| Unknown | 8 | 14% |
Attention Score in Context
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#8,535,472
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#194
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#38,628
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Outputs of similar age from Fluids and Barriers of the CNS
#2
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