DETERMINATION OF THE PREVALENCE OF VIRAL, BACTERIAL AND FUNGAL PATHOGENS CAUSING MENINGITIS BY USING MULTIPLEX REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION

ŞİRİN, Mümtaz; GÖKTAŞ, Safak

doi:10.19193/0393-6384_2018_1_21

DETERMINATION OF THE PREVALENCE OF VIRAL, BACTERIAL AND FUNGAL PATHOGENS CAUSING MENINGITIS BY USING MULTIPLEX REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION

ŞİRİN M. C., GÖKTAŞ S.

ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, cilt.34, sa.1, ss.127-132, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2018
Doi Numarası: 10.19193/0393-6384_2018_1_21
Dergi Adı: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.127-132
Anahtar Kelimeler: cerebrospinal fluid, meningitis, multiplex PCR, prevalence, CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM, INFLUENZAE TYPE-B, STREPTOCOCCUS-PNEUMONIAE, NEISSERIA-MENINGITIDIS, ASEPTIC-MENINGITIS, PCR, DIAGNOSIS, INFECTIONS, ENTEROVIRUSES, CULTURE
Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: This retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of viral, bacterial, and fungal pathogens by using a multiplex real-time PCR assay in patients with suspected meningitis in Istanbul, Turkey.