Detection of Bartonella henselae and Afipia felis DNA by polymerase chain reaction in specimens from patients with cat scratch disease

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 964-967

  Del Prete, R ^a   Fumarola, D ^a   Fumarola, L ^a   Miragliotta, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; PARAFFIN;

ADULT; AFIPIA; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BLOOD; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; CHILD; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFIPIA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0034469032     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960000393     Document Type: Article

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