Jian-Bao Han

Repeat Meningitis/Encephalitis Syndromic Panel Testing After an Index-Negative Result: A Retrospective Laboratory-Record Study

Syndromic molecular panels rapidly detect predefined central nervous system pathogens, but the incremental microbiological yield of repeating the same panel after an index-negative result is uncertain. We retrospectively analyzed 313 meningitis/encephalitis (ME)-panel episodes fr...