Polymerase chain reaction-reverse cross-blot hybridization assay in the diagnosis of sporotrichoid Mycobacterium marinum infection

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 139, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 872-876

  Posteraro, B ^a   Sanguinetti, M ^a   Garcovich, A ^a   Ardito, F ^a   Zampetti, A ^a   Masucci, L ^a   Sbordoni, G ^a   Cerimele, D ^a   Fadda, G ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY;

ADULT; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0031744206     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02516.x     Document Type: Article

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