Pitfalls of PCR: Misdiagnosis of cerebral nocardia infection [25]

Lancet

Volumn 347, Issue 8997, 1996, Pages 335-336

  Holliman, R E ^a   Patel, B ^a   Johnson, J D ^a   Mangan, J ^a   Savva, D ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; LETTER; NOCARDIOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030054069     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)90518-8     Document Type: Letter

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