Standardisation of polymerase chain reaction for the detection of Salmonella typhi in typhoid fever

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 437-439

  Chaudhry, Rama ^a   Laxmi, B V ^a   Nisar, Nazima ^a   Ray, Koninika ^a   Kumar, Dinesh ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Polymerase chain reaction; Salmonella typhi; Typhoid fever

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHI; STANDARDIZATION; TYPHOID FEVER;

EID: 0030962862     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.50.5.437     Document Type: Article

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