Polymerase chain reaction detection of Haemophilus ducreyi DNA

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-65

  Roesel, D J ^a   Gwanzura, L ^b   Mason, P R ^b   Joffe, M ^c   Katzenstein, D A ^a,d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chancroid; Haemophilus ducreyi; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TARGETING; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ULCUS MOLLE; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0031895496     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.74.1.63     Document Type: Article

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