Rapid detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in clinical samples by real-time PCR

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 45-51

  Hardegger, Daniel ^a   Nadal, David ^b   Bossart, Walter ^a   Altwegg, Martin ^a   Dutly, Fabrizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Real time PCR; TaqMan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TESTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAQ POLYMERASE;

MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0034118708     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(00)00135-4     Document Type: Article

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