Evaluation of real-time quantitative PCR for identification and quantification of Chlamydia pneumoniae by comparison with immunohistochemistry

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 241-251

  Mygind, Tina ^a   Birkelund, Svend ^a   Falk, Erling ^b   Christiansen, Gunna ^a  

^a Bartholin Building Wilhelm Meyers Alle DK 8000 Aarhus C ^*  (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chlamydia pneumoniae; Immunohistochemistry; Lightcycler real time PCR

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; PARAFFIN; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY TRANSFER; GENE NUMBER; GENE TARGETING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY;

ANIMALS; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; DNA, BACTERIAL; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0034949883     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(01)00282-2     Document Type: Article

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