Detection of Pneumocystis carinii sequences in serum by polymerase chain reaction

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 153-157

  Miyawaki, H ^a   Fujita, J ^a   Hojo, S ^a   Harada, M ^a   Yamaji, Y ^a   Suguri, S ^a   Takahara, J ^a  

^a KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029997202     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-6111(96)90157-2     Document Type: Article

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