Development of conventional and real-time PCR assays for the rapid detection of group B streptococci

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 324-331

  Ke, Danbing ^a,b   Ménard, Christian ^a   Picard, François J ^a   Boissinot, Maurice ^a,b   Ouellette, Marc ^a,b   Roy, Paul H ^a,b   Bergeron, Michel G ^a,b  

^a Ctr de Rech en Biol Forestiere   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 0034106662     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/46.3.324     Document Type: Article

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