Evaluation of PCR for detection of DNA specific for Aspergillus species in sera of patients with various forms of pulmonary aspergillosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3619-3623

  Yamakami, Yuriko ^a   Hashimoto, Atsuro ^a   Yamagata, Eiji ^a   Kamberi, Perparim ^a   Karashima, Reiko ^a   Nagai, Hiroyuki ^a   Nasu, Masaru ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031724373     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.12.3619-3623.1998     Document Type: Article

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