An approach to the identification of the pathogens of bacterial meningitis by the polymerase chain reaction

PCR primers and probes for the 16S rRNA gene of most species of pathogenic bacteria, including bacteria found in cerebrospinal fluid

Kay S. Greisen, Michael J. Loeffelholz, A P Purohit et al. · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 1994 · 625 citations · Full text

Pathogenic Microbiology, Pathogen Detection, Bacteriology +17

Detection of bacterial DNA in cerebrospinal fluid by an assay for simultaneous detection of Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae, and streptococci using a seminested PCR strategy

Peter Rådström, A Bäckman, Peter Kragsbjerg et al. · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 1994 · 179 citations · Full text

Medical Microbiology, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Pathogen Detection +15

Polymerase chain reaction for diagnosis of meningococcal meningitis

Haolin Ni · The Lancet · 1992 · 134 citations

Polymerase Chain Reaction, Pathogenesis, Microbiology +5

Detection of Haemophilus influenzae in cerebrospinal fluids by polymerase chain reaction DNA amplification

R J van Ketel, Bob de Wever, L van Alphen · Journal of Medical Microbiology · 1990 · 125 citations

Pathogen Detection, Immunology, Nucleic Acid Amplification Test +16

Rapid diagnosis of meningococcal meningitis by polymerase chain reaction

Bjørn‐Erik Kristiansen, E Ask, Andrew Jenkins et al. · The Lancet · 1991 · 104 citations

Polymerase Chain Reaction, Medical Diagnostics, Engineering +6