Use of multiplex PCR for simultaneous detection of four bacterial species in middle ear effusions

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2854-2858

  Hendolin, Panu H ^a   Markkanen, Aila ^b   Ylikoski, Jukka ^b   Wahlfors, J Jarmo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; OTITIS MEDIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ALLOIOCOCCUS OTITIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0030870145     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.11.2854-2858.1997     Document Type: Article

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