PCR of peripheral blood for diagnosis of meningococcal disease

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1637-1640

  Newcombe, Jane ^a   Cartwright, Keith ^b   Palmer, Walter H ^b   McFadden, Johnjoe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029941841     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.7.1637-1640.1996     Document Type: Article

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