Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing to Diagnose Central Nervous System Infections-A Doubled-Edged Sword

Ritu Banerjee¹

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DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piab131

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Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing to Diagnose Central Nervous System Infections-A Doubled-Edged Sword

Ritu Banerjee. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2022.

. 2022 Apr 30;11(4):124-125.

doi: 10.1093/jpids/piab131.

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Ritu Banerjee¹

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¹ Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

PMID: 34972213
DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piab131

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