Analytical sensitivity, reproducibility of results, and clinical performance of five PCR assays for detecting Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 2622-2627

  Mahony, J B ^a,b   Chong, S ^a   Coombes, B K ^a   Smieja, M ^a   Petrich, A ^a,b  

^a ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIASIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RNA GENE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA PNEUMONIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; PROKARYOTA; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0033914721     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.7.2622-2627.2000     Document Type: Article

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