Semiquantitative species-specific detection of Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana by PCR-enzyme immunoassay

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 3097-3101

  Sander, Anna ^a   Penno, Susanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA QUINTANA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIOSIS; RNA GENE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA QUINTANA; FELIS CATUS; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0032857054     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.10.3097-3101.1999     Document Type: Article

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