Value of the eazyplex ® CSF direct assay in rapid diagnosis of invasive meningococcal disease - Case report.

Value of the eazyplex® CSF direct assay in rapid diagnosis of invasive meningococcal disease - Case report. Acta Microbiol Immunol Hung. 2018 Mar 07;:1-7 Authors: Karrasch M, Eisenach S, Vogel U, Zinke J, Witte OW, Günther A, Romeike B, Rödel J Abstract There is a need for easy-to-use molecular assays for diagnosis of invasive meningococcal disease. Here, we report the rapid identification of Neisseria meningitidis in a cerebrospinal fluid sample from a patient with purulent meningitis using a commercially available loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay, resulting in a prompt de-escalation of the initial empiric antibiotic therapy. PMID: 29512393 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica - Category: Microbiology Authors: Tags: Acta Microbiol Immunol Hung Source Type: research