ArticlePLoS medicine2013
Utility of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis.
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- Diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF for tuberculous meningitis: systematic review and meta-analysis.Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH · 2021Pooled it
- Sequential testing with Xpert MTB/RIF assay for diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis in Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai University Hospital.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- GeneXpert: A Rapid and Supplementary Diagnostic Tool for Tuberculous Meningitis, Experience from Tertiary Neurocenter.Journal of neurosciences in rural practice · 2022Article
- Diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for tuberculous meningitis in HIV-infected adults: a prospective cohort study.The Lancet. Infectious diseases · 2018Article
- Evaluation of the GeneXpert MTB/RIF in patients with presumptive tuberculous meningitis.PloS one · 2018Article
- Can improved diagnostics reduce mortality from Tuberculous meningitis? Findings from a 6.5-year cohort in Uganda.Wellcome open research · 2018Article
- State-of-the-Art Microbiologic Testing for Community-Acquired Meningitis and Encephalitis.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2016Review
- Improved diagnostic sensitivity for tuberculous meningitis with Xpert(®) MTB/RIF of centrifuged CSF.The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · 2015Article
- Epidemiology of meningitis in an HIV-infected Ugandan cohort.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2015Article
- Methods of rapid diagnosis for the etiology of meningitis in adults.Biomarkers in medicine · 2014Review
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Abstract
David Boulware discusses the challenges of diagnosing tuberculous meningitis and the implications of the study by Patel and colleagues using the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for diagnosis. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.
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