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References
- Data on file, BioFire Diagnostics. The stated performance is the overall aggregate performance of the prospective clinical study data presented in the IFU.
- Confederation of Meningitis Organisations Fact Sheet. comomeningitis.org/facts. 2020.
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Guidelines
A. Tunkel A, et al. Practice Guidelines for the Management of Bacterial Meningitis. Clin Infect Dis 2004;39:1267-1284.
B. Tunkel A, et al. The management of encephalitis: clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis 2008;47:303-327.