Application of polymerase chain reaction to the diagnosis of infectious diseases

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 475-488

  Fredricks, David N ^a   Relman, David A ^b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; CEFTRIAXONE; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION; MENINGITIS; MICROSCOPY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY;

EID: 0032860339     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/598618     Document Type: Article

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