Detection of Staphylococcal genes directly from cerebrospinal and peritoneal fluid samples using a multiplex polymerase chain reaction

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 272-274

  Schmitz, F J ^a,b   Steiert, M ^b   Hofmann, B ^a   Fluit, A C ^b   Verhoef, J ^b   Heinz, H P ^a   Jones, M E ^b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; EUBACTERIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL FLUID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031818087     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01699985     Document Type: Article

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