Molecular diagnostics of infectious diseases

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2021-2038

  Tang, Yi Wei ^a   Procop, Gary W ^a   Persing, David H ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DRUG RESISTANCE; INFECTION RISK; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROGNOSIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030710491     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/43.11.2021     Document Type: Review

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