Detection of Ureaplasma urealyticum in urine of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and healthy individuals by culture and polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 413-418

  Runge, M ^a   Rykena, S ^a   Wildhagen, K ^b   Deicher, H ^b   Kirchhoff, H ^a  

^a Institut fur Mikrobiologie und Tierseuchen   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; URINE;

EID: 0030951219     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-46-5-413     Document Type: Article

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