Comparative analysis of PCR versus culture for diagnosis of ulceroglandular tularemia

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 22-26

  Johansson, Anders ^a   Berglund, Lennart ^b   Eriksson, Ulla ^c   Göransson, Ingela ^c   Wollin, Ralfh ^d   Forsman, Mats ^c   Tärnvik, Arne ^a   Sjöstedt, Anders ^a,c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Primary Health Care Center   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

^d SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; TULAREMIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN ULCER; SPECIMEN HANDLING; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TULAREMIA;

EID: 0033988898     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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