Direct amplification of rRNA genes in diagnosis of bacterial infections

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 32-39

  Rantakokko Jalava, Kaisu ^a   Nikkari, Simo ^a,b   Jalava, Jari ^a,c   Eerola, Erkki ^a   Skurnik, Mikael ^a   Meurman, Olli ^a   Ruuskanen, Olli ^a   Alanen, Anna ^a   Kotilainen, Esa ^a   Toivanen, Paavo ^a   Kotilainen, Pirkko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DNA DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FINLAND; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0033986735     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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