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False negative polymerase chain reaction on cerebrospinal fluid samples in tuberculous meningitis
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There have been few studies in the literature concerned solely with the use of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to identifyMycobacterium tuberculosis DNA directly from CSF.1-4 These studies suggest that in some cases, PCR may be more sensitive than culture; however, in the largest study, performed …