Comparison of polymerase chain reaction and conventional culture for the detection of legionellae in cooling tower waters in Singapore

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 214-216

  Ng, D L K ^a,b   Koh, B B ^a   Tay, L ^a   Heng, B H ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Department of Pathology   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; COOLING TOWERS;

COOLING TOWER WATER; LEGIONELLAE; PERKIN ELMER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION METHODS; REACTION INHIBITION; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SINGAPORE; STRINGENTS; WATER SAMPLES;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; LEGIONELLA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATER ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA;

EID: 0030889041     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1997.00382.x     Document Type: Article

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