Rapid detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae by PCR-Enzyme immunoassay

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1890-1894

  Jantos, Christian A ^a,c   Roggendorf, Rüdiger ^a   Wuppermann, Frederik N ^a,b   Hegemann, Johannes H ^b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0031808655     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.7.1890-1894.1998     Document Type: Article

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