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ArticleCureus2023

The Contribution of Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction in the Diagnosis of Central Nervous System Infections in Intensive Care Units.

Fayrouz Debbagh, Sara Harrar, Fatima Babokh, Asma Lamrani Hanchi, Nabila Soraa

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Fayrouz DebbaghMicrobiology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed VI University Hospital of Marrakech, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, MAR.
Sara HarrarMicrobiology Department, Arrazi Hospital, Mohammed VI University Hospital of Marrakech, Marrakech, MAR.
Fatima BabokhBiology Department/Parasitology and Mycology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed VI University Hospital of Marrakech, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, MAR.
Asma Lamrani HanchiMicrobiology Department, Arrazi Hospital, Mohammed VI University Hospital of Marrakech, Marrakech, MAR.
Nabila SoraaMicrobiology Laboratory, Arrazi Hospital, Mohammed VI University Hospital of Marrakech, Marrakech, MAR.
Cadi Ayyad University · MA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction The aim of this study was to evaluate the contribution and limits of BioFire® FilmArray® meningitis/encephalitis panel (FA MEP) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (bioMérieux, Marcy-l'Étoile, France) (product references: LLC RFIT-ASY-0118) coupled with bacterial and fungal culture in the diagnosis of central nervous system infections (CNSIs). Methods This was a retrospective observational study including all patients (adults and children) hospitalized in the intensive care units (ICUs) of a Moroccan university hospital, who benefited from multiplex PCR on a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sample. Results A total of 112 PCRs were performed, with a positivity rate of 18%. Bacterial etiology was the most frequent (70%), represented mainly by

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adultsbiofirecentral nervous system infectionschildrenfilmarrayimpactintensive care unitsmultiplex pcrrapid diagnosis

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PMID36851943
PMCPMC9963464
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