Rapid diagnosis of bacteremia by universal amplification of 23S ribosomal DNA followed by hybridization to an oligonucleotide array

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 781-788

  Anthony, R M ^a   Brown, T J ^a   French, G L ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0033952657     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.2.781-788.2000     Document Type: Article

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