An autopsy case of tuberculous meningitis undiagnosed by nested-PCR of CSF samples and brain biopsy
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2020.116968
Abstract: Nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has higher diagnostic sensitivity with regard to tuberculous meningitis (TBM) than conventional methods. Herein we describe the autopsy case of a 70-year-old woman with TBM… read more here.
Keywords: case; csf; pcr csf; brain biopsy ... See more keywords
Case report: persistently seronegative neuroborreliosis in an immunocompromised patient
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DOI: 10.1186/s12879-018-3273-8
Abstract: BackgroundInfection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex (B. b. sl) spirochetes can cause Lyme borreliosis, manifesting as localized infection (e.g. erythema migrans) or disseminated disease (e.g. Lyme neuroborreliosis). Generally, patients with disseminated Lyme borreliosis will… read more here.
Keywords: neuroborreliosis; serology; infection; case ... See more keywords