title: Utility of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis.
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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America.
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Boulware
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000175:diagnosis*