Diagnostic relevance of the detection of Legionella DNA in urine samples by the polymerase chain reaction

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 716-722

  Helbig, J H ^a   Engelstadter T ^a   Maiwald, M ^b,c   Uldum, S A ^d   Witzleb, W ^a   Luck P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0032697397     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050384     Document Type: Article

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