Sensitivity and specificity of immunocytochemical stain of mycobacterial antigens in the cytoplasm of CSF macrophages for diagnosing tuberculous meningitis
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 08/15/2011
Shao Y et al. – The sensitivity and specificity of immunocytochemical stain of mycobacterial antigens in the cytoplasm of CSF macrophages for diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) was prospectively compared with Ahuja criteria from 393 consecutive CSF specimens. The assay can play an important role for diagnosis of TBM by a sensitivity of 73.5% and specificity of 90.7%.






