Can broad-range 16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid gene polymerase chain reactions improve the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Published in Ann Emerg Med on August 09, 2012

Authors

Lakshmi Srinivasan1, Jared M Pisapia, Samir S Shah, Casey H Halpern, Mary C Harris

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA. srinivasanl@email.chop.edu

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