Detection of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare in the blood of HIV-infected patients by a commercial polymerase chain reaction kit [3]

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 549-551

  Ninet, B ^a   Auckenthaler, R ^a   Rohner, P ^a   Delaspre, O ^a   Hirschel, B ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; BACTEREMIA; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030820549     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01708245     Document Type: Letter

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