Polymerase chain reaction versus culture for detection of ureaplasma urealyticum and mycoplasma hominis in the urogenital tract of adults and the respiratory tract of newborns

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 595-598

  Abele Horn, M ^a,e   Wolff, C ^a   Dressel, P ^b   Zimmermann, A ^c   Vahlensieck, W ^d   Pfaff, F ^a   Ruckdeschel, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b City Hospital   (Germany)

^c Pediatric Hospital   (Germany)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^e LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0029762704     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01709369     Document Type: Article

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