The adaptation of the IS1106 PCR to a PCR ELISA format for the diagnosis of meningococcal infection

Serodiagnosis and Immunotherapy in Infectious Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 51-56

  Davison, E ^a   Borrow, R ^a   Guiver, M ^a   Kaczmarski, E B ^a   Fox, A J ^a  

^a WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biotinylated oligonucleotide probes; Diagnosis; Neisseria meningitidis; PCR ELISA; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NONHUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM;

EID: 0030484091     PISSN: 08880786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0888-0786(96)80021-7     Document Type: Article

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