Fluorescent in situ hybridization allows rapid identification of microorganisms in blood cultures

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 830-838

  Kempf, Volkhard A J ^a   Trebesius, Karlheinz ^a   Autenrieth, Ingo B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; ENTEROCOCCUS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FUNGUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROORGANISM; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; FUNGI; NEGIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0033971686     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.2.830-838.2000     Document Type: Article

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