Delayed diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis due to false-positive rapid test for brucellosis

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013 Jan;32(1):95. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31826bacd3.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Brucellosis / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Brucellosis / diagnosis*
  • Brucellosis / microbiology
  • Child
  • Delayed Diagnosis
  • False Positive Reactions
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification
  • Tuberculosis, Meningeal / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Tuberculosis, Meningeal / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis, Meningeal / drug therapy
  • Tuberculosis, Meningeal / microbiology

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents