[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic test accuracy of the BioFire® FilmArray® meningitis/encephalitis panel: a systematic review and meta-analysis

GS Tansarli, KC Chapin - Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2020 - Elsevier
… the ME panel in a diagnostic test accuracy review. … first diagnostic test accuracy review on
the ME panel and the first effort to interpret false positive and false negative results of the test. …

Diagnostic accuracy of nucleic acid amplification tests for tuberculous meningitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Pai, LL Flores, N Pai, A Hubbard… - The Lancet infectious …, 2003 - thelancet.com
… , commercial NAA tests show a potential role in confirming tuberculous meningitis diagnosis,
… sensitivity precludes the use of these tests to rule out tuberculous meningitis with certainty. …

Diagnostic accuracy of cerebrospinal fluid lactate for differentiating bacterial meningitis from aseptic meningitis: a meta-analysis

K Sakushima, Y Hayashino, T Kawaguchi, JL Jackson… - Journal of Infection, 2011 - Elsevier
meningitis diagnosis. Of these 73, 40 were excluded: 21 studies did not sufficiently differentiate
between bacterial and aseptic meningitis… bacterial and aseptic meningitis, and one study …

Accuracy of physical signs for detecting meningitis: a hospital-based diagnostic accuracy study

S Waghdhare, A Kalantri, R Joshi, S Kalantri - Clinical neurology and …, 2010 - Elsevier
… We assessed the accuracy of physical signs in diagnosing meningitis by calculating … we
estimated diagnostic accuracy of physical signs by sub-classifying individuals with meningitis by […

Cerebrospinal fluid AFB smear in adults with tuberculous meningitis: a systematic review and diagnostic test accuracy meta-analysis

AM Stadelman, K Ssebambulidde, A Buller, L Tugume… - Tuberculosis, 2022 - Elsevier
… We sought to identify all studies with diagnostic test accuracy results for CSF AFB smear
among adults with tuberculous meningitis from 1988 to 2019. This time period corresponds to …

Next generation rapid diagnostic tests for meningitis diagnosis

AR Feagins, O Ronveaux, MK Taha, DA Caugant… - Journal of Infection, 2020 - Elsevier
… a component of the recently published “Defeating Meningitis by 2030” roadmap. To achieve
… affordable diagnostic tests. Here we address the characteristics of current meningitis specific …

Systematic review and validation of diagnostic prediction models in patients suspected of meningitis

IE van Zeggeren, MW Bijlsma, MW Tanck… - Journal of Infection, 2020 - Elsevier
… to assess the likelihood of bacterial meningitis (BM) in patients … meningitis is essential to
determine the diagnostic accuracy … existing diagnostic prediction models for bacterial meningitis

Diagnostic accuracy of clinical symptoms and signs in children with meningitis

G Amarilyo, A Alper, A Ben-Tov… - Pediatric emergency …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
… study provides data on the diagnostic accuracy of classic physical examination findings in
children aged 2 months to 15 years who presented with suspected meningitis and who were …

Diagnostic tests for tuberculous meningitis

AG Davis, RJ Wilkinson - The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2020 - thelancet.com
… that rapid and accurate diagnostics for tuberculous meningitis are gradually improving. …
to diagnose drug-resistant tuberculous meningitis: in Uganda, no drug sensitivity testing was …

Meningitis in adults: diagnosis and management

N Young, M Thomas - Internal medicine journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
… alone to exclude bacterial meningitis, is required to accurately diagnose this often terrifying
… h of making a presumptive clinical diagnosis of bacterial meningitis. They should be aware …