Semiquantitative polymerase chain reaction enzyme immunoassay for diagnosis of disseminated candidiasis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 346-350

  Burnie, J P ^a   Golbang, N ^a   Matthews, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; OPTICAL DENSITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BASE SEQUENCE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; DNA, FUNGAL; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 0031006540     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01726361     Document Type: Article

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