In:
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology, Vol. 48, No. 9 ( 2010-09), p. 3331-3333
Abstract:
We previously demonstrated that discontinuing presumptive antibiotic treatment in cases of negative conventional cultures is safe and effective for patients with postoperative aseptic meningitis (PAM). Here, we prospectively investigated 32 patients with postoperative meningitis. All 26 patients with PAM diagnosed on the basis of conventional cultures demonstrated negative 16S rRNA PCR results. Our results suggest that the PCR technique does not change PAM management.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0095-1137
,
1098-660X
DOI:
10.1128/JCM.00008-10
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Society for Microbiology
Publication Date:
2010
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1498353-9
detail.hit.zdb_id:
390499-4
SSG:
12