Carlos Otávio Brandão

Stratified survey of the most prevalent infectious agents in meningitis and encephalitis diagnosed by rapid automated multiplex PCR: experience from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Background: Infectious meningitis and encephalitis (ME) are neurological emergencies associated with high morbidity and mortality, in which rapid etiological diagnosis is essential for appropriate clinical management. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis remains central to diagnosis; however, conventional methods such as...