Molecular diagnosis of cat scratch disease: A two-step approach

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1924-1930

  Avidor, Boaz ^a   Kletter, Yehudith ^a   Abulafia, Suzi ^a   Golan, Yoav ^a   Ephros, Moshe ^b   Giladi, Michael ^a  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BARTONELLA HENSELAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0030818818     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.8.1924-1930.1997     Document Type: Article

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