Detection of Ureaplasma urealyticum in endotracheal tube aspirates from neonates by PCR

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1236-1239

  Nelson, S ^a,c,d   Matlow, A ^a,c   Johnson, G ^a   Th'ng, C ^b   Dunn, M ^b   Quinn, P ^a,b,c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d Pasteur Merieux Connaught Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

EID: 0031981078     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.5.1236-1239.1998     Document Type: Article

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