Cerebrospinal Fluid Bacterial Antigen
No Benefit Beyond Gram Stain
Acknowledgments
May 2010
I would like to acknowledge Dr. Tess Karre who performed the study I have described during her fellowship in clinical microbiology at Mayo Clinic, Ms. Emily Vetter, who collected the data, Dr. Jay Mandrekar, a statistician who assisted with analysis of results, Dr. Tom Grys, who kindly reviewed our manuscript, and the outstanding staff of the Mayo Clinic Bacteriology Laboratory.
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- Introduction
- Bacterial Antigen Test (BAT)
- Bacterial Antigen Test (BAT)
- Study Overview
- Study Methods
- Study Methods
- Comparison of BAT and Gram Stain
- Cases With and Without Classic Bacterial Meningitis-Causing Organisms and Number Missed by BAT and Gram Stain
- Results
- Studies by Other Investigators
- Studies by Other Investigators
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
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- Questions?
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