Assessment of a PCR technique for the detection and identification of Cryptococcus neoformans

Journal of Medical and Veterinary Mycology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 251-258

  Prariyachatigul, C ^a   Chaiprasert, A ^b,c   Meevootisom, V ^a   Pattanakitsakul, S ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

C. neoformans; cerebrospinal fluid; direct detection; polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL RNA;

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA PROBE; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0029818181     PISSN: 02681218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02681219680000431     Document Type: Article

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