title: Use of universal PCR on cerebrospinal fluid to diagnose bacterial meningitis in culture-negative patients.
authors.affiliation: Servei de Microbiología, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain. nmargall@hsp.santpau.es
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Margall Coscojuela
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Majó Moreno
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Latorre Otín
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fontanals Amyerich
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Domínguez García
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Prats Pastor
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D005260:Female; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity