2014
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofu052.978
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1432Diagnostic Performance of a Multiplex PCR Assay for Meningitis in an HIV-Infected Population in Uganda

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“…However in certain populations, such as those presenting with recurrent or persistent symptoms of meningitis, PCR testing may provide a clinically useful adjunct to traditional testing. In one recent study from Uganda, the CSF of thirty-nine HIV-infected persons with suspected cryptococcal meningitis were evaluated with the FilmArray System (BioFire Diagnostics, Salt Lake City, UT) using a multiplex meningitis/encephalitis PCR panel (20). The FilmArray system was able to detect Cryptococcus with 100% sensitivity and specificity, was able to differentiate between C. neoformans and C. gattii, and was able distinguish between relapse and paradoxical IRIS.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However in certain populations, such as those presenting with recurrent or persistent symptoms of meningitis, PCR testing may provide a clinically useful adjunct to traditional testing. In one recent study from Uganda, the CSF of thirty-nine HIV-infected persons with suspected cryptococcal meningitis were evaluated with the FilmArray System (BioFire Diagnostics, Salt Lake City, UT) using a multiplex meningitis/encephalitis PCR panel (20). The FilmArray system was able to detect Cryptococcus with 100% sensitivity and specificity, was able to differentiate between C. neoformans and C. gattii, and was able distinguish between relapse and paradoxical IRIS.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Bakteriyel ve fungal etkenlere gelindiğinde viral etkenlerde olduğu gibi panelde sadece sık görülen etkenlerin bulunduğu unutulmamalıdır. Çok düşük sayıdaki bakteriyi dahi saptayabilmesi, ampirik başlanmış olan antibiyoterapiden sonucun etkilenmemesi ve çeşitli çalışmalarda yüksek duyarlılık ve özgüllük belirtilmesi panelin önemli avantajlarıdır fakat antibiyotik duyarlılığına ulaşabilmemiz için ampirik tedavi öncesi kültür alınması gereklidir (18,19).…”
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